Prince & The Revolution - Andre Cymone Interview

This is an exclusive interview with André Cymone from The Five Count radio show in Mankato, Minn. To hear the entire show visit thefivecount.com/interviews/th....
André played with Prince and Morris Day in the band Grand Central and served as Prince's bass player through 1981. He's also known for his solo hits The Dance Electric, Kelly's Eyes, and Livin' in the New Wave.
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[@divinedestiny2985]

Prince & Andre definitely look like brothers.

[@patstokes3615]

This people that knew Prince and worked with him are such gentlemen and generous to each other. No sour grapes.

[@warrenhowell6361]

That's comrodilery to art and self persuaded drive

[@Star-Mac10]

Sounds like a down to Earth kinda guy. Like Prince, he has a great speaking voice. Wishing my Prince Heaven...

[@kathiejohnson2490]

Andre, you are a humble individual. Amazing.

[@otisjones7686]

Andre Cymore interview was very good. I like that he had the opportunity to produce Jody Whatley and others. I remember the album "Dance Electric" which Andre produce himself. I like myself. I'm glad that he decided to produce another album. Let's go Andre. I'm cheering for you.

[@stephaniecampbell4879]

He sounds like a young kid still!! Good interview and very open,

[@mancheeks64]

Great interview. I love me some Prince and especially A C. I remember going to see him the first time I ever went to a concert was the Dirty Mind concert at Flippers Skating Rink in Hollywood. Who remembers that?

[@aliciawhite6839]

Andre sounds like he's still twenty-something lol Cool dude

[@UUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHH]

Sad that he even mentioned that he might have been the cause of his parent's divorce. I just want to tell him, kids are never responsible for the decisions of adults... it was their fault. :( Big hug. Great interview.

[@MrJacksonvill]

Prince's journey was very interesting and he saw opportunity. Andre had another vision for himself,but due to his loyalty as a friend he participated. So you see destiny and purpose is sometimes in your hands. Prince was obviously more determined to move forward early in his life. He was the one that took a leap of faith. He dived in for all of them in Mpls. In this case it worked out well. Rest Well Prince Rogers Nelson.

[@ladylikediva39]

He was God sent to do his works and he did and moved on to the next world

[@honeybuzzard2843]

+Kayren Williams And He "DID THAT" didn't he? OVER & OVER & OVER again WELL...

[@ladylikediva39]

honey buzzard He said that in the Mel B interview that he was put her to do his work to use his talents that God gave him once completed hes done i was so sadden to hear those words come from him im sure he wasnt lookin at 57 maybe 60 or 65 future wise

[@tisha2159]

You only have one life to live. Maybe he was thinking he wanted to do something else later in life.

[@zrahrasul1143]

So Well Said Royal George!!! As a Fan, I really appreciate the full view and explanation in the Positive...

[@zrahrasul1143]

Andre Andre Cymone is a great artist and wonderfully interviewed...Love You Andre!!!

[@lambnell4145]

An awesome interview. It gives great insight as to who the artist / musician is. Past, Present and Future. Thanks for sharing :- )

[@deepwells9990]

always loved this guy ive been a follower of those guys since i was a kid and thats pretty much what we were hearing back then

[@psexnyc]

Listening to this interview leaves me with the thought - what if Prince and Andre had come out as the funkier version of The Brothers Johnson. Their impact together would have been momentous....

[@derrickwilborn6473]

I agree

[@juliettemacdonald6184]

I feel embarrassed to say that today is the first day I’ve actually listened to André. A really cool dude- love his humour + “being loyal to his own belief with his own music + not selling out for money + fame”!!! He put his own belief before abandoning all + following the path dictated by the higher ups. The path practically all musicians fall into that looks, + is, good for a while but then destroys everything. Wish André all the best!

[@otakurocklee]

Very nice interview!

[@SBha30]

This was a great interview. Thanks for uploading.

[@corneliusgardner3592]

#Great! Interview Andre' I Always Wish You And Prince Record A Duet Reunion Project; Luv Ur Individual Style Apart From Prince; Best Of Luck! With Ur Music Venture👍 #❤Sincerely

[@catboyzee]

Insightful interview. Its a reminder that when it comes to music few people are destined to achieve fame and wealth regardless of talent and/or determination. I think that's one of the biggest differences between say, pro athletes and pro musicians: Athletes can become highly successful even if the media and the fans don't like them. Not so with musicians. Regardless of your abilities, if the media and the listeners don't promote and/or invest in your work you may still end up scrounging for food and shelter. That's just the way it is. Prince, Andre, Morris: Three talented musicians who grew up together in Minnesota, but not all three attained the same levels of fame and fortune...

[@qunticoqamiroquai1620]

Very good interview he gave some in-depth conversation about the beginning phase of Prince and Andre's relationship. I always thought Andre Cymone had a lot of talent In my opinion he shows that best in his composing and production of Jody Watley earlier music. His new music is an acquired taste these days but I wish him luck.

[@suavelleadams5097]

This was the most Innovative and the R&Baddest Funk groups in the Late 70s and 80s and I can only wish they could have stayed together for the sake of they started of together and entered the industry together ! If any of Princes songs were to be Remixed and Released then Andre Cymone , Jimmy Jam, Dez Dickerson and others that grew up with Prince should have the first crack at it straight out of the Vault before someone else do !

[@uwillbe]

Highly informative interview, explains why we don't see r&b BANDS anymore.

[@Weunpackinson]

Nice!

[@horaceshelton9128]

Love ya AC Miss ya Bro !!! Still Jammin'

[@bel8774]

Real spit Dre we all kno and feel and i dont kno u ..God energy in u and u definitely iz a true friend 2 ya boi prince #1thou

[@tinaneaderhiser9127]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@patrickjmckenna]

Excellent.

[@PALOELIA81]

Awesome

[@horus1971]

I dont get how Prince could not talk to his BEST friend or at least colaborate on an album.... For 2 decades?? Wow

[@horaceshelton9128]

I agree !!!

[@onesong2001]

+utubegirl Prince fell out with Cymone because he was selling crack

[@sweetcandyyams]

He loved him. Prince never forgot. Gave Andre a dressing room when he wasn't even preforming. Gave him a seat on the stage and called him to the stage so that he wouldn't leave early while preforming with 3rdeyegirl.

[@jdfodio]

+horus1971 Two different paths in life.

[@lutherfife8312]

One day

[@anndaggs1629]

Sweet interview, I wish you guys could get the group back together, that would be HOT for sure.

[@rickwaz]

Very cool.

[@Davidhjrick]

So Cool.

[@abrahamjackson6019]

Prince, A,C & Dez can really play, truly great musicians. You don't pick up a Fender bass or a Les Paul if you wasn't able to stretch . Can't say much about the other three. Saw Prince in 1980 San Diego ,i think it was the Dirty Minds tour back when i was 13 , great show .Again i thought the other three member of the band was limited. . . . Great interview.

[@jimbombadill]

Abraham Jackson i dont really think a guy like prince would have surounded himself with limited musicians...or well they would atleast fit their part...kind of have that feeling about Lisa, bobby z's drumming does the part but it is a bit minimalistic but i think thats exactly what prince wanted at the time...to call dr fink limited is a big stretch to me though...but how ever it is with dez and ac nothing they done solo have proven to me that they would be that "great"...but all in all...prince was unique...to compare anyone with him is a dissfavor to the other person

[@sheisawarenow3753]

sejdaren Ilmarinen, Couldn't have said it better. I absolutely agree with you.

[@abrahamjackson6019]

sejdaren Ilmarinen Eddie Hazel of P-Funk , one of the greatest Axeman in history had no success as a solo artist. Commercial fame don't equate to greatest. Prince had great respect for Dez ability on guitar, in fact Dez play solo on many projects The Time, The Family and Mazzrotti. A/C had success producing other acts, Jody Watley, Adam Ant and co-written some of Prince biggest B-side hits. Fink, Lisa and Bobby are good musicians, but any average player can stay to a script.

[@jimbombadill]

its not about success...plenty of great people without it...simply the music they did solo wasnt realy good...either they ended up doing bad coppies of prince or simply just bad music...they might have had the talent to produce and so on and play their instrumments but as songwriters they realy came out limited and as nothing special...and as i said earlier comparing them with prince is just unfair to them because they arnt even close

[@inspectorbudget]

Do you not know about the careers of Wendy & Lisa post Prince? Don't sell Lisa short. She is very talented. She & Wendy were very big collaborators on his most popular albums. Purple Rain - Parade.

[@bel8774]

Andre the t Truth

[@theprolificnetwork4670]

Nobody wants to hear how they Got started! If you're a Prince Fan We know everything about that! Talk about How they worked together!

[@stevesims2307]

Your favorite bass players favorite bass player!

[@lawtan9256]

People forget Andre produced some big hits in the 80s. Yall need to research before posting nonsense about Andre.

[@onesong2001]

I used to have a live bootleg of Prince, I think it was "Days of Wild". During one of the songs Prince stated that Andre Cymone used to sell crack. Unfortunately I no longer have this or I would post it here. Prince didn't tolerate drug use/trafficking by his employees. He fired Big "Chick" Huntsbury because he was using coke.

[@DJGary0910]

Chick was using that? whaat? I wonder if Andre used it cause he look horrible

[@onesong2001]

+DJ Gary / think chick was using coke. Andre is a great guitarist but he does have a face for radio.

[@DJGary0910]

+onesong2001 Andre wasn't going to get big though because Prince was just bigger and it wouldn't surprise me if chick did use coke since he died from a heart attack

[@onesong2001]

DJ Gary I don't think it's about how popular Prince was. I love the song DANCE ELECTRIC. It's great when Andre plays it but when Prince played it there was something extra that turned it from great to awesome. It's not something I can put my finger on but I've heard it many times with Prince. As one of my heroes recently said "Prince was the music"

[@DJGary0910]

+onesong2001 it's very interesting Andre is a great bass player but you would think he would run neck to neck with prince. but Andre he was salty cause he claimed he him self came up with the do me baby bass line

[@RastaSaiyaman]

How many times did he say "You know" during this interview? Very cool interview.

[@bigideas3]

He said it 5 or 6 times in one sentence sometimes! Ha. Seems like a very nice guy. Read his remberance of Prince and now I want to check out his music.

[@PearsonJd2]

Andre Cymone was in Prince's original band,but he was never in the Revolution, Brown Mark replaced Andre on Bass and the Revolution name came about with the 1999 album

[@tubucoco]

Brown Mark replaced the guy in the picture up above with Prince and Andre. I forget his name. But that guy wanted to do his own thing also, he even had a small part in Purple Rain that guy playing a song called "Modernaire" I wanna be a modernaire". At first I thought he was saying Mountaineer! Lol But I think Wendy replaced Andre!

[@tubucoco]

Fannie Dixon - I haven't the slightest clue! Lol Just some shit he was singing on his part in Purple Rain. Go back and check it out or just pull it up on here.

[@inspectorbudget]

K Law Brownmark replaced Andre & Wendy replaced Dez. Get your facts straight.

[@aaronrivers64]

Duh!

[@donthewatcher8835]

bring out the fender bass ,and prince and his tele and dez and his les paul. looking foward too your project get morris and jesse and alexander etc..minn funk in the house

[@MrJacksonvill]

Its interesting Andre chose another path out of loyalty.. Prince chose another path was loyal to minnesota,and his friends by helping them jump start their careers. If Prince neer made Dirty Mind he would've been drop from Warner Brothers...think about it. Prince had more insight and wanted to move forward.,and more of an opportunist.

[@chartaerichardson7182]

When was this interview? I haven't heard Andrés music.

[@snapcrackle4077]

Would love to see Morris on drums, Prince on guitar and Andre on Bass for a fuck rock trio project.

[@lamujermaslinda]

+Snap Crackle Too bad that will never happen for sure :(

[@solomonpilot2510]

may be in heaven !

[@lutherfife8312]

Jesse Johnson , Andre Cymone, and Morris Day can jam!!

[@ChampLeads]

'I really don't go over dudes house/s' - girl byah not that André HUD but....HUD for even saying that. lol

[@TheBfunky17]

What is that smell??..The smell of Money!..That was really Funny!.Lol!

[@RoyBatty555]

He and P sound so much alike

[@20venice]

He sound like he is hating on Prince

[@702revolution8]

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[@edennard1]

Frankie I just think the both of them musically were headed into opposite directions i.e. like Sting and the Police, " Lionel Richie and the Commordores and last but not least Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 but this happens just about all the time when people in successful bands and singing groups decide that they want to go out on their own.. I didn't get that he was jealous at all, I do agree that his success has been limited but by the time he had done Jody Watley's lp, R&B music had taken a turn into the Teddy Riley "New Jack Swing and later on R. Kelly Bump& Grind post Public Anouncement.Granted Prince has stayed in the mix,but I think Diamonds and Pearls with NPG was the last of his best work.

[@PhuckHue2]

everything is all Pro Tools and virtual instruments now. R&B sucks

[@gl6996]

Andre had to be cool...he knocked up Jody Whatley!!!

[@user-xr8co4oi8h]

Hey, that's the guy from Good Times in that avatar. Heeeey

[@gl6996]

@@user-xr8co4oi8h And don't forget it, jive turkey!!! 😡🐶

[@marcialamb9752]

Amen onesong2001 who in their right mind cares about his sex life. Some of his fams are way way way over interested.

[@elaineporter3551]

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[@Daemon3667]

That’s to bad, he could have easily been Princes Keith Richards

[@elaineporter3551]

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[@frankiehatton2996]

If Andre is so talented why has he not been successful as a solo artist. He's just jealous that his career never came close to that of Prince's.

[@horaceshelton9128]

I think different styles & leaders in the MN Sound-that's what it's all about being honest musically with yourself, happens all the time. Tho we love the Music,Style & Clothing & Look, I know I do & still 2DAy !!!

[@Wedlockvideos]

frankie hatton Andre Cymone has done well with production. You can't compare the two like that.Cymone was never head to head in competition with him.

[@dummytree]

+frankie hatton Please. There are so many people who never went anywhere commercially. So many good records that bombed ! IIf talent meant commercial success it would be known. Plus Andre sounds quite humble.

[@20venice]

I agree

[@MEGAjunglejuice]

Andre is mainly a producer.

[@elaineporter3551]

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[@ChicagoNewsReport]

please take your medication.

[@reevideo]

Wtf are you talking about?

[@jazzymoni7750]

WTF. I am thoroughly confused.

[@honeybuzzard2843]

How's the weather on the Moon Today? Space Lady WTH are you talking about?

[@20venice]

He sound like he is hating on Prince