Andy Timmons On His New Album “Electric Truth,” Living In Texas, Finding Success In Japan & More
Arguably, no artist has been more prolific in the livestream space than Andy Timmons. Over the course of the last several years, Timmons has staged hundreds of well attended events curating what has become an endless on-going symposium for players and fans across the globe. Timmons began his career with Danger Danger, enjoying significant success from the start. He toured the world, sold over a million albums, and had 2 #1 videos on MTV. He spent years as Olivia Newton-John’s musical director and guitarist, alongside contributing session work to releases by Kip Winger, Paula Abdul, Paul Stanley and Simon Phillips, alongside countless radio and television jingles. Timmons been consistently voted a “Top 20 Favorite Guitarist” in most of Japan’s rock music magazine’s reader polls, as well as being voted “Musician of the Year” 4 years in a row at the Dallas Observer Music Awards.
The latest studio album from Andy Timmons, as released today, is Electric Truth. Joining Timmons in the studio were drummer Lemar Carter (Joss Stone, Raphael Saadiq), bassist Travis Carlton (Larry Carlton, Robben Ford) and keyboardist Deron Johnson (Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke, Seal), while Corry Pertile laid down vocals on a couple of tracks and co-producer, co-writer and notable guitarist Josh Smith performed on “Johnnie T.” Single “EWF” was notably inspired by the great guitarist Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire. Timmons has notably released 7 solo albums prior to Electric Truth.
On February 24, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Andy Timmons via Zoom, as embedded below. Beyond Electric Truth, we spoke about his decision to move to McKinney, Texas, how he developed such a long-standing career in Japan post-Danger Danger, and whether he has any ties to David Lee Roth. More on Timmons can be found online by clicking here, here and here.
Here's "When Words Fail…" from my new album "Electric Truth"! I’m so proud to finally release this new album today. May this record give you joy, happiness, peace and inspiration… thanks to all who helped make it happen! But especially to YOU for your love and support. pic.twitter.com/Rtjqiq88nA
— Andy Timmons (@AndyTimmonsBand) April 1, 2022
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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