Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen
Eric Howard Carmenis an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries, and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself," "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again," "She Did It," "Hungry Eyes," and "Make Me Lose Control."...
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth11 August 1949
CityCleveland, OH
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When AM switched to FM, the focus went from tunesmiths to technicians. We felt the music became less fun than what we grew up with. And we sensed a void.
became felt focus fun grew less music switched
When AM switched to FM, the focus went from tunesmiths to technicians, ... We felt the music became less fun than what we grew up with. And we sensed a void.
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When we formed the band in 1970, we set out to try to write great songs like the songs we heard when we were growing up,
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We didn't see a cover of ours (in advance) until our fourth album.
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We looked like a garage band. We didn't know if it was going to work out, so we rented a lot of the stuff.
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Yeah, it's funny how 30 years and having families and developing lives tends to change people.
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But now, we don't have that pressure, and we don't have to stay out on the road for six months,
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There was a period of time when there were so many bad feelings among the various members that a reunion seemed very unlikely,
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A certain mythology has grown up around the band after 30 years. We didn't want to come back until we felt we could play and not pop that bubble.
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A couple of years earlier, I toured with Ringo Starr and played the House of Blues in Chicago. I remembered being struck by how (well-run) it was.
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If I could take one thing back, it would be those white suits,
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It's not just one of these reunions where it's the original drummer and three guys you never heard of.