'I Just Didn't Want To Be A Nostalgia Act'

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That fragment is from December 2001, "I was never uncomfortable wth the fact that it (The Partridge Family) had tremendous impact and was so successful. I just didn't want to be a nostalgia act. I wanted to go on and have a present."

It's a kind of litemotive of many DC's interviews. When 'The Last Kiss' was released in February 1985, he said, "My great fear was that I'd end up doing a pathetic golden oldies tour if I stayed in the business."

And exactly on this day, in 2013, DC played a concert called, 'David Cassidy presents The World's Greatest Teen Idols,' With Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz. All the songs performed that night were the hits from the 60s and 70s (with one exception - 'Rock This Town'. Yes, it was nostalgia, but this exciting concert wasn't a pathetic one, even that the audience knew every single song. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3t1Vwo8qho

Three amazing performers singing a timeless  pop masterpiece.

Of course every famous singer, especially if such artist has left the mark on the history of music or pop culture has the same problem as David had. Especially former teen idols. Especially David Cassidy. Fans wanted to experience the same emotions as before. They wanted the songs they knew and loved. We can read in an interview of one of his concerts in Australia in 2002, "He seems to be at ease with himself and to have accepted the legacy of his teen idol image, playing the old Partridge Family songs that along with his old music provided the soundtrack to the youth of every single woman in the audience."

https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/InPrintPages/WomenWideEyedWithWonder.html

Yes, I'm sure he accepted the legacy, there was no other way, and besides he genuinely loved his fans, loved making them happy. He loved performing, feeling the connection with his audience. It was also his job, the way he earned money. He tried to perform the old hits differently, but the fans didn't want any changes, they wanted the same..

But I feel always sorry for him, maybe because I wasn't a DC fan in the 70s, and got to know his songs only after November 2017. All of them, it's difficult to believe but I knew only 'How Can I Be Sure'. For me he was never a nostalgia act. I fell in love with David Cassidy's voice and his songs. Old and new. 

https://youtu.be/0OJ-Svk_fpk?si=0j-S-FVanctIeWoQ



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