Eddie and the Cruisers

My children introduced me to this film back during the early 80's.  It was a story about a rock musician during the 60's, who was immensely popular as long as he played what his fans wanted to hear.  


At the height of his popularity, he decided to compose and write what was in his heart. 



 The music was totally rejected by his fans and he disappeared, an apparent suicide - but was it really?


The full movie can be watched online, if you are interested:



It's an interesting perspective on art - applies to words, music. whatever.

The point is, for me, that we, as creators, should not be discouraged if our work isn't popular.  It may just be that we, like Eddie, are simply ahead of our time.

We should never give up.

Unless we freely choose to, of course.

"On The Dark Side" was a huge hit in the summer of 1984. Inescapable.

HaroldLee wrote:

"On The Dark Side" was a huge hit in the summer of 1984. Inescapable.

I probably should have used its video instead of "Running through the Fire." As I think about it, that song may have been part of EATC II.

Here's the *real" thing:



What would Michael Pare have accomplished if he had been able to get beyond his New Jersey accent?

MTV and funtime fantasies with my girls during the 80's.  Who could choose between Eddie (above) and Frisco? (below)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle offers an excellent example in Literature. In November 1891, he wrote a letter to his mother saying: "I think of slaying Holmes... and winding him up for good and all. He takes my mind from better things."

His mother responded, "You won't! You can't! You mustn't!"

n December 1893, in order to dedicate more of his time to what he considered his more important works (his historical novels), Conan Doyle had Holmes and Professor Moriarty apparently plunge to their deaths together down the Reichenbach Falls in the story "The Final Problem". The fans were having nothing of it and demanded Holmes resurrection! Hence, The Hound of the Baskervilles was written to satisfy the fans, who rejected his serious works.

Doyle learned that writing for the sake of his art would not pay the bills ... but writing light fiction would.