THIS IS JOHN PARR SO WHERE’S ELMO?
Suppose you’re a recording artist. You’ve got a major label deal and a highpowered manager. You’ve had two hit singles. Your songs have been featured prominently in three motion pictures. You’ve written material for Roger Daltrey and Meat Loaf.
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THIS IS JOHN PARR SO WHERE’S ELMO?
Harold DeMuir
Suppose you’re a recording artist. You’ve got a major label deal and a highpowered manager. You’ve had two hit singles. Your songs have been featured prominently in three motion pictures. You’ve written material for Roger Daltrey and Meat Loaf. You’ve toured with Tina Turner, for chrissake. And your recentlyreleased second album seems certain to boost your career, which has been progressing quite nicely in the couple of years you’ve been releasing records.
Bet you’re pretty pleased with yourself, eh?
Not if you’re John Parr.
The multi-talented (singin’, writin’, playin’ and producin’) 31-year-old Englishman still doesn’t consider himself a success. Behind that earnest, easygoing demeanor is a man who’s spent much of his life honing his musical skills on stage—and who, now more than ever, is driven by an intense, consuming desire for public acceptance, as both an artist and a star.
"Performing is what I do, and, lose money or not, I feel the need to prove that I've got the goods."