Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp

Sean wears a shirt HERMES and pants and bowtie TURNBULL and ASSER, and Charlotte wears her own dress

portraits by TERRY RICHARDSON
interview by OLIVIER ZAHM

 

Sean Lennon is driven by love and loss — his last album was inspired by the death of a very close friend. Now he’s back with a luminous new work, thanks to the love of his life, the model-singer, Charlotte Kemp, whom he met two years ago. Together they formed a new band, and created the independent label, Chimera Music, freeing Sean from the restrictions of a major label, allowing him to unifiy his many activities and musical collaborations in London, Paris, New York, and Tokyo. Now was the  perfect time to meet with Sean and Charlotte and talk about their life and their forthcoming album.

OLIVIER ZAHM — How long have you been …