Love Is All That I Ever Needed / Wes Farrell, David Cassidy/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGrdlR1fKr4

What a great video and one of the best songs wrote or co wrote by David Cassidy.. And it was love that  saved him..But it was a long and winding road..

In 1986 he had  $1000 on his bank account and about $ 800 000 in debt. For a man who was a millionaire on his 21st birthday... after 15 years..nothing and him feeling a failure, a forgotten has been , on the brink of ..But he was a lucky man, he had loyal friends. Sam Hyman was also broke and both of them didn't know what to do with their lives. 'It was a scary time' Sam said later 'To see David in such a state.'

Sam Hyman got a job, just $5 an hour working at Sinclair's paint store in Los Angeles. David Cassidy for a while lived with Sam, and later  for 6 months  (he rented it) in a guest room of Sam's sister's two bedroom apartment. And one day he realized that if he wanted to survive ..and live, he had to fight. DC started  going to gym, 6 times a week, and he run , 3 to 5 miles every day..Run along the beach, passed rich mansions but also where homless gathered..You could find yourself here or there..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXUVuUtHMvg

Slowly it started to get better. He found a new , great agent, Melanie Green ..and one day he learned that someone had been looking for him ... Sue Shiffrin..

1973March 'El Paso Harald Post :'David Cassidy has found a glamorous girl friend during his visit to Britain .This week while he was supposed to be in bed ill, he was actually at dinner with beautiful singer-songwriter Susan Shiffrin.He failed to appear for lunch with Environment Under Secretary (..) but he kept his dinner date the same day with Susan.(..) Florida-born Susan was a guest at one of David's Wembley concert and 'has seen him a couple of days' said a member of the Cassidy's entourage.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBVrg6dO7TI

Another GREAT song wrote by DC..alone, I love his own songs written without other people's influence. He is so underestimated as a songwriter. But let's return to 1986.

 In 1973 it was just a short fling. Sue stayed in London, married someone else ,returned to the U.S, divorced, had quite a career as a songwriter , but she didn't forget the time when she had dated  a teen idol for a while..They met again after 13 years ,on Sep 6th 1986..and went for a dinner together..

David was in love, but also battered by life, depressed, a serious relationship was the last thing he could have  thought about. With Sue's support he decided for analysis..for 3 and a half years , 3 times a week..A long and painful process.

It wasn't easy also for Sue, David didn't want another commitement or another rejection..When in 1987 he got a job in London (again) Sue ( uninvited ) went after him.

David Cassidy's private life was a mess  On November 25th, 1986 , Sherry Benedon gave birth to his daughter, Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy. David knew Sherry from the TPF days,  they met sometimes, but it was another thing to accept responsibility for the child, in June 1988 he was named in paternity suit..At the time he already was living with Sue and they started writing songs together..This is  my fav song written by them , with their friend John Wetton's  (1949-2017) help..A great song - 'I'll Never Stop Loving You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDqcUjt_QhI




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