David Cassidy...poor soul.

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Anyone watch the 2 hr special about his rise and fall, and he fell very hard for sure!!
Had no idea he was as popular as he was, but he couldn,t control the licquor. He had it all, except his fathers love and support. If dad wasn,t so jealous of his own sons fame,it may have saved his life...maybe both of them?
 
I just watched the episode of his last studio session, last night. Definitely sad. I never knew he suffered from/with alcoholism, but it's not really a surprise. I faintly remember growing up in the 70's, and he had the perfect hair, the perfect looks. At least that's what the shows and commercials on tv were telling me. He actually seemed like a very nice, thoughtful person. He had his demons but he never took it out on anyone(that I've ever heard). It's really too bad. :(
 
Very sad indeed. His fan club at one time was bigger than The Beatles and Elvis' combined.

Had it all and just couldn't keep a hold of it. An extremely talented guy who brought happiness to millions and millions of fans.

RIP DC
 
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that watched it. I don't think two hours was enough - I would have liked to have seen more about his career during his 30's and 40's.
I'm old enough to remember his heyday, even though I didn't follow him - it seemed like his audience was mostly teenage girls. I didn't know how talented and hard working he was, and what his relationship with his father was like. The most touching moment of the program was when they played the recording of his father singing the song that David was having trouble with. It kind of summed everything up right there.
 
I agree with you 100%. He was hog tied the way the studios used to own movie stars like Garland, Rooney etc. They were under contract and had no where to go. They were studio property,and were worked HARD!
Cassidy was a talented musician, actually better than i ever knew but he was never allowed to leave the nest.

I think his boozing was in his DNA, so it came naturally, but like Alice Cooper who used to drink hard when his feet hit the ground in the morning, he had no control over it. He would have been better off to stay out of the spot light, and get help, but a true performer can never just quit. That's also in their DNA.
 
He was actually a guest on Dana Goulds podcast this month (best podcast made...) He seems happy as can be and talked about his past and it was a great interview.

EDIT: was shaun cassidy on the podcast.. my brain is broken.. sorry bout that.
 
icetech said:
He was actually a guest on Dana Goulds podcast this month (best podcast made...) He seems happy as can be and talked about his past and it was a great interview.
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You mean 'seemed happy' right? He died last November.
 
icetech said:
He was actually a guest on Dana Goulds podcast this month (best podcast made...) He seems happy as can be and talked about his past and it was a great interview.
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Have to assume that was taped a while ago, as he died in November, 2017.
 
Well I got slammed a bit on another thread, but DC fit the shame paradigm to a tee.
Watch the first episode of Columbo...his father stars in that episode and is a great
actor that never became top bill. His son became mega famous and did dad embrace
his success? Nope...just the opposite...the message felt is I can do nothing to please
my dad...this is the root of addictions. Johnny Carson suffered the same with his mother.

Too deep for some in here? Sorry, we cannot escape relationships and the impact in our lives.

Cassidy worked on The Partridge Family during the week, then flew out to do stadium concerts.
Back on Monday to shoot his show, rinse and repeat. Outside of Elvis, he was the pop mega
star for the next generation. Then, a few years later he is broke sleeping on his friend's couch
and cannot get work while his brother rises to fame as the next pop idol...Shawn Cassidy was
huge in the late 70's following his older brothers success on a TV show.

His father was an addict, he was an addict...then Rick Springfield filled the shows for a time.
Same deal...TV show and rock stardom...Rick suffers from the same, depression and addiction.
 
I remember the Behind the Music on David Cassidy.

He said he wanted to play Led Zeppelin-style songs, but instead got sent out in front of audiences to play Cherish and I Think I Love You.

I think doctors specializing in the treatment of chemical addictions that certain people are pre-disposed to chemical/alcohol addiictions, and it often runs in families. So, it's not surprising sons and daughters often have the same or similar problems with alcohol that their Dads and Moms do. The fact that your parent(s) are alcoholic often makes for a tough up-bringing, too.
 
Like father, Like daughter - at least in the looks department.

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Hope she didn't inherit his demons.
 
He died of liver failure, probably associated with long term alcohol abuse, like my mother. Shame.
 
wayne said:
Anyone watch the 2 hr special about his rise and fall, and he fell very hard for sure!!
Had no idea he was as popular as he was, but he couldn,t control the licquor. He had it all, except his fathers love and support. If dad wasn,t so jealous of his own sons fame,it may have saved his life...maybe both of them?
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What documentary?
 
Olderschool said:
Anyone watch the 2 hr special about his rise and fall, and he fell very hard for sure!!
Had no idea he was as popular as he was, but he couldn,t control the licquor. He had it all, except his fathers love and support. If dad wasn,t so jealous of his own sons fame,it may have saved his life...maybe both of them?
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What documentary?
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It's was on A&E
 
Hell, i'm sorry guys, it was Shaun cassidy on the podcast.. I had no idea david died :( that makes me sad.. grew up in the 70's and he was everywhere it seemed.
 
Pocketplayer said:
Too deep for some in here? Sorry, we cannot escape relationships and the impact in our lives.
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On this forum? Yeah right. Good luck with that.
 
My sister and I wonder how we escaped our childhood to become who we are ..
 
Houndog said:
My sister and I wonder how we escaped our childhood to become who we are ..
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Forgive the oversimplification, but this recalls a theory I heard once, that we steer toward what we're looking at.

So even if I tell myself I can't let myself end up like X or Y, by virtue of naming what I don't want to become, my eyes are still fixed there, and my feet can't help but follow.
 
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