When you hear the name George Lamond, you cannot help but thinking of the 80's song, "Bad of the Heart". George Garcia, (Lamond's real name), was born on February 25th, and was raised in the Bronx

After graduating from High School, he discovered a new genre of music called "freestyle", and began to get involved with it. George dropped his studies in architecture and went for music/singing. In 1989, George pursued freestyle music thanks to the influence of a young woman named Marilyn Rodriguez, who composed songs for such freestyle artists as Judy Torres. At the age of 19, George recorded "Bad of the Heart," which turned out to be his first freestyle hit, followed by "Where Does That Leave Love".

Following his success in "Freestyle", George decided to concentrate on his "Spanish" albums. At the launch of his first Spanish album, "Entrega", it was no surprise that his single "Si Tú Te Vas" was an instant hit. George Lamond is thrilled about singing in a new genre, mainly because it is a part of "him", and a part of "his culture".

George's second album, entitled "GL", was released in January 2001. Several singles from the GL album have had great success. The album contains twelve new songs, two of which are ballads.

We just had to ask George about another freestyle album and here's what he had to say, "Yes, Yes, Yes, freestyle is beautiful music...that music is George Lamond. My next salsa album will have some freestyle on it...and I'm planning an English Freestyle album. So look out America, George Is Back!."

And our response to George is…….. "George WE CAN'T WAIT!!!"

We can tell you first hand that George is a "real" person and an absolute pleasure to deal with, and we wish him the best!!!! We hope you enjoy our interview with him this month.

Be sure to support George by going out and buying all of his albums :)

.:: Our Interview with George Lamond ::.

Q - If you had to describe yourself in 3 words, how would you do it?
A - "Polite, loyal, individual"

Q - What is your best quality?
A - My Smile (c;

Q - How did you get involved in the Music business?
A - Basically I work with a young lady who had wrote earl freestyle hits like :"There's no reason for you to cry" Judy Torres and "I won't stop loving you" C-Bank.And we collaborated on different songs and one of them was "Bad of the Heart".

Q - In your opinion, what makes you stand out from other artists?
A - I guess the performance and how you carry ,is very important,you have an image to uphold and you to take care of that very much,your fans look up to you for inspiration.I feel I believe in that so I make sure I carry myself in that unique way.

Q - Who do you look up to for inspiration, either for music or in your personal life?
A - I really can't say I look up to anyone for inspiration,One must inspire themselves for results.What I do is model myself after an individual who'll interest me in a different way,and I take the steps to do whatever that individual does for results.

Q - What sparked you to make the "crossover" to Spanish?
A - Nothing really sparked me..I figured it was something that i was gonna do sooner or later,I mean ..I speak spanish I've sang many songs in spanish I thought I did decent job,I figured when the time permits I'll record on ."So i Did. I recorded one in 93 "Creo en ti" on SONY DISCOS..then "Entrega" my 1st tropical album on pretigio Recordings.

Q - What projects are you currently involved with?
A - right now I'm involved in a group project with 2 other young men who are dear friends and talented latino brothers.We call ourselves "G-M-CEE!" It's a pop group we write and produce our own music and we're finishing our demo package"So if theirs any label out there listening and want a real vocal english/latin group ..get in touch with me.." LOL..and also I'm getting together my 3rd Salsa album.

Q - What inspires you?
A - Watching other people make it inspires me,I get very emotional when i see someone win,it's all good there's always enough fame for everyone in a weird way.

Q - What is your favorite food?
A - Well I'm the cook in the house so,I love chinese and Latin foods and spicy foods.I'll eat just about anything edible.

Q - What do you do for fun?
A - I love to just get up & go..I like long drives I ove to shop "I admit it guys.." I love to buy things for my loved ones,and I love video games and checking out movies...by the way you gotta go see "BLACK HAWK DOWN" ,"Awesome!!"

Q - What kind of kid were you growing up?
A - Growing up in the Bronx pretty mischievous,and experimantal,I was Crazy got in to alotta trouble but I always respect my elders always..I was pretty creative I was definite a leader not a follower.

Q - Is there anything about you people don't know that may surprise them?
A - People think I'm a meany ,they think I'm always in a bad mood,but thats just a front it's a survival technique you learn from the ghetto .I'm quite enlightening and pretty funny, If I can say so.

Q - Do you have any hidden talents?
A - Yeah I love to draw anythything my mind stimulates it could be a abstract painting or a cartoon or just maybe a graffiti piece it depends on my mood..Like I said prior in the interview I love to cook also.

Q - Growing up, what did you think you'd become?
A - I always thought for some strange reason I thought I was gonna become an architect,,,go figure..thats weird huh? What happend? LOL.

Q - Do you have a favorite quote?
A - "Live everyday as if it's your last"

Q - What advice would you give someone interested in your field?
A - Make sure it's notta a phase in your life,make sure you really wanna do this,it's mentally tiring and frustrating you have to have a strong mind for this business and except rejection always have something to fall back on like another trade.

Q - And last but not least, for the freestyle lovers out there, can "we" expect another Freestyle Album from you?
A - Yes Yes Yes,,freestyle is beautiful music some people don't have a taste for it but that music is George LaMond.My next salsa album will have some freestyle on it,and I'm plannin a english freesttyle album.."So look out america George Iz Back!..."