"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".
Next year Eddie celebrates his 25th anniversary as a staple
in a sometimes-finicky business. He 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.
And as the 2001 touring season kicks off, 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 saxaphone, 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?".
Mark
Sonder Productions. is the first corporate entertainment producer
to receive a testimonial from Eddie who stated, "I always
feel like I'm in good hands when working with Sonder
Mark
really knows his stuff."
Men in Black. Sonder (left) with Money, backstage after the
show at The Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, May
4, 2005.
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