I like songs that have lots of different parts in them, an intro, an outro and a bridge. Sean Lennon More Quotes by Sean Lennon More Quotes From Sean Lennon I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best Sean Lennon everything-happens-for-a-reason trying way Now, music almost feels naked in my mind. Sean Lennon naked mind feels I wouldn't say the purpose of making art is to enjoy it necessarily. For me, it happens to be the thing I enjoy the most. I don't even know what the purpose of art is really, I just know that is something that makes me feel satisfied in a way that other things don't. That's all I know, that's why I like to write songs and films or draw. I just like to make things and somehow I find it gives me a feeling of satisfaction that I can't find in other areas of my life. Sean Lennon writing song art What I hate is when you're wearing something and you feel it on your body. I hate that. Sean Lennon hate body feels I like songs that go to different places and then come back. Sean Lennon different-place different song My favourite men's clothes are like Victorian British clothing. Sean Lennon favourite clothes men I've always been cool, basically. I was cool in utero. Sean Lennon If the reviews hurt they're probably right on some level. Sean Lennon reviews levels hurt The idea of using media for expressing yourself artistically is kind of something I learned from my mother and my father. So for me, I think growing up wanting to be an artist, I always imagined myself sort of crossing over or mixing media and so it was a natural evolution for me to try to express in a filmic way or in a visual way. It just kind of seems like a natural sort of progression for me in terms of what I'm trying to do as an artist. Sean Lennon growing-up mother father I think when people try to use their art for political views, I think they're art becomes smaller, less interesting. And so for me, as an artist, I'm trying to speak about things in a universal way and not be pedantic or small-minded and try to convince other people of my political views. But having said that, every day I live in sort of complete terror because of what I read in the newspaper and what is going on in the world. I'm constantly, as I think many of us are, overwhelmed by the sort of, mass psychosis that's occurring. Sean Lennon psychosis art thinking The most important thing in art is taste. Sean Lennon important taste art I have a specific set of, I have a specific sort of negative energies to deal with that might be specific to me, but it definitely something that all artists have to deal with at one point or another. But I think for me, it's just maybe more specific. Sean Lennon energy artist thinking Making films is great. You've got 100 people around and you're all dressing up and making weird art - it's a fun group activity. Sean Lennon dressing-up fun art I was always nervous to play my father's [John Lennon's] songs. Sean Lennon play song father I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and represent myself in person. Sean Lennon shows play way Growing up, I fantasized about being a rock musician and that somehow it would be really easy. I didn't realize that it's so much work. Sean Lennon rocks growing-up musician I did a record with a producer, and the good producers eat up the budget, so I didn't have any budget left to produce this record. I had to produce it myself. Sean Lennon left produce records I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe that the way one processes information is by making it into art. That's how I live my life. Sean Lennon trying believe art I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for years, decades, but more so now than ever. Sean Lennon mediums film years I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired. Sean Lennon piano guitar two