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Seán Lennon and his mom, Yoko Ono, came to StoryCorps as part of our National Day of Listening. Often, the pair are asked about Séan's famous father, but in this interview, Seán had a chance to ask his mom about her life.
Here, Seán Lennon interviews his mother, Yoko Ono.
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Seán Lennon and his mom, Yoko Ono, came to StoryCorps as part of our National Day of Listening. Often, the pair are asked about Séan's famous father, but in this interview, Seán had a chance to ask his mom about her life.
Here, Seán Lennon interviews his mother, Yoko Ono.
Broadcast History
NPR's Morning Edition November 26, 2010
Transcript
Yoko: Hi, my name is Yoko, Yoko Ono, Yoko Ono Lennon. My age is 77, location is in New York City, and relationship to partner, I am his mom.
Sean: Hi my name is Sean Lennon, or Sean Ono Lennon, or Sean Taro Ono Lennon. Taro being my Japanese name. And I'm her son.
So, I get to ask you the questions today, and I'm so often, and you're so often asked about the Beatles and John Lennon, which is interesting, but I think it would be really nice if we could talk about your life. So how is it that you were born?
Yoko: I was born from my mother who is a Yasuda, and my father who is an Ono.
Sean: And, you were essentially disowned from the Ono family right, because of...
Yoko: Having a very kind of, outlandish life.
Sean: Right, because they're such a posh, conservative family.
Yoko: Yeah, well you know my father was a banker but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist, a...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Today is the National Day of Listening.
Each year on the Day after Thanksgiving ...
... StoryCorps encourages YOU to sit down and interview someone in your
life.
These interviews are a chance to learn something about the people who
are important to you.
That's what happened in this next StoryCorps interview between a mother
and her son.
They often find themselves behind the microphone ...
... but rarely get to turn it on each other.
[Duration: 03:02]
[TAPE]
OUTRO:Sean Lennon with his mom, Yoko Ono, at StoryCorps in New York City.
Their conversation will be archived along with ALL StoryCorps interviews
at the Library of Congress.
There's a guide to recording YOUR OWN interview at
National-Day-of-Listening-dot-ORG.
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| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flax | Fredrik | Trilogi. | The Kora Records | 2010 | 00:42 |
Additional Credits
Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Fetzer Institute.
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