“I probably have a little more facility with my fingers than my dad – but I don’t think I’m as good a songwriter as him!” Sean Lennon on too many pedals, embracing Acoustasonics, and caring for his dad’s instruments

ATHENS, GA - JUNE 07: Sean Lennon of The Claypool Lennon Delirium performs at The Georgia Theatre on June 7, 2016 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images).

Sean Lennon and his musical partner in crime Les Claypool wanted to up the ante for the Claypool Lennon Delirium's third album, The Great Parrot-ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy.

They’ve done that, tackling important themes including AI and sustainability in a rock opera of sorts. It’s important stuff – but in typical fashion, the duo went about it from a humorous angle. “It wasn’t about what was in the news in terms of negative things,” Lennon says. “We were just kind of trying to write something compelling that basically made us laugh.”