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Eddie
Money
"Everything I do, I do
it for you". Eddie Money says it at least once, every show.
And he means it. This straight up rock and roll icon has
been making music and delivering it to his fans since the
mid 70's, and wouldn't have it any other way. With hits like
"Two Tickets To
Paradise",
"Baby Hold On",
"Walk On Water",
"Think I'm In
Love" and
"Shakin",
Eddie continues to be one of the hardest working men in rock
and roll.
Performing a compact 150 or
so shows every year, Eddie is always touring, somewhere. "My
fans are the best, most loyal fans a guy could ask for. They
keep coming back for more and I'm not gonna stop until they
make me stop".
Eddie has recorded over a
dozen albums of his own, and has done numerous projects in
television and film. Spring 2001's David Spade film "Joe
Dirt" features Eddie Money as Joe Dirt's rock and roll
idol. Last season he turned up as Mimi's ex-husband in an
episode of "The Drew Carey Show". He's currently
working on theme songs for Arena Football and Major League
Baseball.
Chances are you'll find him
coming to a city near you. "I like getting involved in a lot
of different projects, weather it's singing the National
Anthem at a professional sporting event or doing a gig for
the charities I support or having my kids drag me through
amusement park openings, I need to keep moving", says Money.
Having
come from a long line of police officers, a very young Eddie
joined the police force back home in Long Island, New York,
and sang in his first band "Grapes Of Wrath". But California
called and he moved out west to be a rock and roll star. It
worked. "I just knew I wanted to sing and be in a band.
California seemed like the place to be, so I was
Berkeley-bound".
A student of legendary vocal
coach Judy Davis and prodigy of manager Bill Graham, Money
began belting out hit after hit. The early days of MTV and
music videos launched Eddie Money into stardom. An
accomplished musician, he sings, he writes, and plays the
saxophone, harmonica and piano. "Of my five kids, I've got a
few drummers, guitar players, and my daughter wants to sing
and dance . . . when the guys get too old I've got myself
another band!"
"Touring and writing is my
life. It's who I am and what I do. And I don't see it
changing any time in the near future,” Eddie says of his
immediate future, "Hey, I get to get up every day and do
what I love. Why change that?” |