An enthusiastic young music journalist once described Australian musician John Kennedy as a humble genius. Kennedy is neither a genius nor particularly humble. He is the singer / songwriter of many classic Indie songs that have found a place in the hearts of indie pop music lovers around the world.
John Kennedy started his music career in Brisbane with his first band JFK and the Cuban Crisis. A move to Sydney brought immediate independent success with the first release on Waterfront Records. The band broke up in the mid-'80's and Kennedy went on to pursue a solo career with his band vehicle John Kennedy's Love Gone. Mixing pop,country, folk and rock influences he created his own style which he named Urban and Western. It is most easily compared to the early music of Elvis Costello.
In 1989, Kennedy chose to travel the world with his guitar, living by the mantra: Have Songs, Will Travel. In the 1990’s, he lived in Berlin making music with his band John Kennedy and the Honeymooners. For his return concert at the Artenschutztheater he will be reunited with some of his former Berlin bandmates.