'I Was Always Proud Of It, But'

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David Cassidy said these words at the beginning of an extremely interesting conversation with Michael J. Baker, Jr. He said that he was proud of 'the pop aspect of my career, but..', nothing could be compared with his role in Blood Brothers.

When I was in Wiltshire  a few years ago, me and my friend B. were hiking a lot and talking a little bit about David. About his private life (that was fun) and also about serious things. At the time I didn't know DC's career as I do now, and didn't watch many interviews, and I couldn't understand why B. kept telling me that David Cassidy first of all was an actor, and that he always wanted to be an actor, not a singer. Even that he performed at the music theatre a lot.

Let's listen again to David Cassidy singing 'Any Dream Will Do'. I've heard this song ...many times or even more, but listening to his performance is always a very emotional experience.

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

Of course B. was right, and besides DC was telling about being an actor his whole life. His transformation after he got the role in Blood Brothers was something incredible.. Suddenly a rocker from the early 90s disappeared and was replaced by a new David Cassidy. For the first time the viewers could see this new David on July 12, 1993 on the Today Show. Yes, he had the guitar, but he had shorter hair, he wore a black jacket and white shirt, He was slimmer, looked younger, very boyish and vulnerable, and he was so happy. He was preparing for his return on Broadway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphhCMAbrC4&t=300s

Oh that wonderful smile. His joy. And his new role, and also the fact that there were reruns of The Partridge Family, it helped him to more appreciate his teen idol years.

David Cassidy's success on Broadway caused that he was invited not only to the mainstream (the most popular) talk shows, but also to programs with greater ambitions. It's amazing watching David Cassidy so serious, so eloquent, so sophisticated, focused. In the 70s he complained often about the same boring and stupid questions over and over again. In the 90s he was a guest of many interesting TV personalities. 

One of them was Michael J. Baker, Jr, 'The National Arts' host, (he is 7-time Emmy Award- winning TV host), reporter and producer, and also an actor himself. I can't tell you the exact date of this very interesting conversation, at the time DC was touring the country with Blood Brothers, Probably it was late 1994. Anyway, it's a great conversation, and anytime I watch it I think it's a shame that he didn't get another great role on Broadway after Blood Brothers. Instead there was Las Vegas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8vd84lmnkE&t=301s

The photograph, Chip Deffaa

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