André Cymone Releases Politically Charged New Album '1969'

“The basic concept of this album was to satisfy a dream that I had as an 11-year-old kid. I used to hear psychedelic Rock like Hendrix, The Byrds, The Beatles, The Monkeys, The Stones and it spoke to me. I thought it was the coolest music I had ever heard.

I used to wish I could make music like that. Through the years obviously music had changed and my taste changed as well but I always went back to the classics, so I thought. I’ve been an artist signed to labels that wanted me to focus on what they thought would sell. Then I became a producer and helped other artists realize their dreams.

I thought, now that the music industry found a way to shoot themselves in the foot, and artists can just put music out that satisfies their soul, I decided to live my childhood dream in the form of reflection, so I went back to 1969.”