I got the rare chance to talk with a truly iconic figure this week, David Cassidy! Most of us remember his role in The Partridge Family fondly, and David Cassidy continued his long, successful career writing, producing, acting, and of course, singing. In fact, he just released a new single, "UFO (U Fine One)" on iTunes, and he paired up with Cree8 Group to feature the song on a new iPhone game called iSlinky Squashin' Martians. Talk about nostalgia!Today David dishes (and I mean, dishes!) with me about the '80s, the beginnings of his career, his kids, and life in the industry.
Hi David, how are you doing today?
I'm doing great, thanks. Now what type of site is Culture Brats?
Well, Culture Brats, we're a pop culture site. We're all kids of the '80s, so we basically cover pop culture items from the '80s to today. We do some things that we grew up with; we do some current stuff, and mainly we try to support artists.
That's a beautiful thing. I did have a hit in the '80s that people in the U.S. don't know or remember, it was actually in the top charts in the U.K. and all over Europe and Australia. I wrote it with a great writer/producer, Alan Tarney. We worked and lived in the U.K. for about eight months out of the year in '84. And then I did a tour there in '85, and it was great. I really enjoyed it.
I'm still proud of the record. In fact, a little known fact, it was George Michael who I began working with and co-producing some stuff with and actually sang background on it, and he did a great job. He's a terrific artist. At the time, he was just leaving Wham! It was right before his first solo album got gigantic and I enjoyed working with him.
