The kids are mostly all-right
February 05, 2021

Kelly Osbourne, Nancy Sinatra, Lola Lennox - the burden of children

Osbourne / Sinatra / Lennox

“I still go into a restaurant and people say, ‘I love your dad's work’” - Grammy-winning Jakob Dylan complained about being "a son of Bob Dylan" in other people's eyes, and not an established artist. Some don't even try to move further on from their parent's legacy, like the Bob Marley sons continuing the reggae tradition while keeping the family name. Some try and distinguish - Redfoo and SkyBlu, the electronic duo of LMFAO and the son and grandson of Motown Records founder, Berry Gordy changed music and their names. Sting’s daughter Eliot Sumner, adopted a pseudonym, Vaal, with which to launch her DJ career. Nas stepped into a completely different realm from his father, Olu Dara's jazz. Independent talks to them about being children of famous musicians.