Cindy Sterling Talks About Her Debut Album ‘Roxbury Romance’ And A Message To Her Younger Self

A singer-songwriter heading to fame!

Following the successful release of her single ‘Kids Back Then’, artist Cindy Sterling is back with the release of her debut album ‘Roxbury Romance’. And spoiler alert: the whole thing is a bop.

We had the amazing honor of talking with Cindy about her favorite song off of the album, her music inspiration, and more!

When you were writing Kids Back Then, did you have a specific situation in mind?

C: “I was kind of having a flashback on really cute dream like cinematic teenage movie moments in my life while riding down Sunset Blvd near the 405 where Brentwood connects to Beverly Hills on the way home & I just got hit with a wave of inspiration and started writing and recording on my phone about a memory I had. Then from that memory I started writing more and it led to the conception of the whole album. Kids Back Then should evoke a sense of nostalgia within your teenage coming of age romance years and memories of that feeling even though the song is about a specific person.”

What is your album Roxbury Romance about?

C: “Romantic Relationships that took place in my life linked to Beverly Hills near Roxbury Drive, where I used to live. It is mainly about two people and the way they both made me feel and shaped my life and the feelings I experienced through my story with these two people. One is shorter lived but happened early on in my life. The other one is about a super long term relationship that almost led to marriage, where I had a lot to say through music about the situation.”

Do you have a favorite song in your album? If so, what is it?

C: ‘Can Anyone Tell’ is my favorite song so far. It’s a bit different then the rest of the songs. It’s the ONLY song that wasn’t wrote in that two day period that came to me later that describes the level of pain and depression I was experiencing in my life during a time where everything looked great on the outside like the house I lived in, neighborhood, boyfriend, career, etc. but I was extremely struggling with my mental health on the day to day because I felt confused, depressed, stuck, like I wasn’t reaching my full potential in life, and more. I can not wait to film the music video for that. It’s going to be so good. It’s much different than the rest of the songs as far as the beat/instrumentals but ties in so well. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it. It captures such a dark time in my life that I struggled to communicate or show to anyone in the capacity music allowed me to.”

If you could tell a younger version of yourself anything, what would you tell her?

C: “Don’t care so much about what others think about your music – if they’re going to hate it, judge
it, make fun of it, etc. Some people will always dislike anything you do that isn’t your problem.
Some people will love what you do and be so inspired and grateful for your music, you can’t
overthink what other people will think. Just do and be yourself and grow and try to evolve and
do better. Who cares what other people are doing/saying – that’s not you and that’s not your
journey. Stay focused, true to yourself, and don’t pay attention to superficial negative remarks or
people!”

What is your biggest inspiration when it comes to writing songs?

C: “I reflect on real life stories either through myself, feelings I don’t know that I’m feeling yet and
don’t know how to put into words, and also friends and family. I think that life is really crazy &
always throws the craziest stories we could ever create/imagine. It’s really amazing to me that
we can write about all of the real life situations that happen in our lives.”

What brought you into the music industry?

C: “I’ve always wanted to tell stories or my story. I’ve always wanted to help people feel less alone through music and let them know through vocals and song that they weren’t alone in the way they felt. I also love story telling and think I have an insane story to tell about my whole life that I can only really do through music. I want to unite people through music and also just be something bigger than just a person existing. I want to be someone people can find comfort in and come to or look up to, in a weird way. I want to be something that helps people. Some people do that through being a nurse, doctor, philanthropist, babysitter, etc. I think my life’s purpose is to do that through music. And just continue to grow and get better and better.”

How did you decide you were going to create the album?

C: “I wrote the whole album in 2 days after getting hit with a wave of inspiration after feeling lost
about my music direction, drive, and level of comfortability I was in at my age and in life and
wanting to finally put out music and just never stop going that once I started writing the album 2
days I just went into the studio, booked a session, hopped on the mic and never stopped
recording or writing. I don’t see myself stopping ANYTIME soon.”

If you could choose a genre of people to listen to your music, what genre of people
would it be?

C: “A genre of people? I think I want all types of people to enjoy my music. I hope to make something a lot of people can relate to or have never heard before. There’s not a mold or structure I’m trying to follow or anyone I want to be like. I just want to be my own person and draw from within and whoever likes it, likes it, and whatever happens happens. I don’t have a specific genre of people in mind to listen to my music.’