A 49-year-old man shared his experience of overcoming the loss of his father. The tragedy occurred when Sean was just five years old.
Sean admitted that he initially did not have outstanding musical abilities. However, the desire to fill the emotional void after losing his father prompted him to pick up the guitar and learn John Lennon's compositions, reports the Dailymail.
Zoomboola.com reminds that John Lennon tragically died in December 1980, not reaching the age of 41.Sean LennonI lost my father and didn't know how to fill that void. Learning to play his songs on the guitar was a way to cope with the loss through an activity that helped me feel connected to him.
That evening, Lennon and his wife, artist Yoko Ono, were returning home to "The Dakota" - a New York residential complex. Around 10:50 p.m., Mark David Chapman, who had received Lennon's autograph earlier that day, approached them.
Chapman fired five shots, four of which hit Lennon. Despite police attempts to provide first aid and urgent transportation to the hospital, the musician could not be saved.
The killer did not attempt to flee and was arrested at the scene. It was later revealed that Chapman, obsessed with the idea of killing a celebrity, chose Lennon as his victim.
Additionally, besides Sean, the artist left behind a son, Julian, from his first marriage with Cynthia Powell, with whom Lennon studied at the Liverpool College of Art.
Both of the artist's sons are known to have decided to follow in their father's footsteps. Julian became a rock musician, while Sean is developing in indie music and also trying his hand at writing and acting.
Read more about John Lennon's death, his involvement in "The Beatles," his path to success, personal life, and interesting facts in his biography.
