A friend and I had a discussion the other day when "Sailing" came on the radio I said "whatever happened to him?" to which my friend said he was black balled (no this doesn't belong in mature ;)) but he did not know the reason. So I am curious as to what happen to get him the black balled status or if my friend is talking out his ass as to what happened to CC. Many thanks to whom ever can answer this!
benedict
11-02-04, 07:36 PM
The next question would be, “Well -- what did happen?”
Christopher’s entry into the public eye was complicated by unfortunate terms like “meteoric rise,” “rocketed to fame,” and the dreaded (and seldom accurate) “overnight success.” Longed-for terms before the fact, intoxicating in their fruition, and finally next to impossible to parlay into a long-term career, particularly in a business on the verge of being revolutionized...
Four years, two albums, eight hit singles, several world tours, five Grammy's, and one Oscar later, Christopher rested. Wouldn’t you? But waiting there in the wings was that music merchandiser’s dream, that music purist’s nightmare, that soon-to-be-ubiquitous usurper of the imagination -- the music video. The world suddenly wanted its MTV, and it didn’t take long to see, in this new era of self-invented media darlings, that no amount of quick cuts, exotic locations, or writhing chorines would disguise the fact that, on the outside, Christopher Cross was just a regular guy.
While he rested, his “moment” passed.
Jason
11-02-04, 07:50 PM
Yeah, I heard he was too dull and ugly for MTV.
Numanoid
11-02-04, 08:38 PM
I've also heard that he was such an ass to work with that he did, indeed, get blackballed, in a sense.
Deftones
11-02-04, 09:54 PM
What? What does this have to do with me?
ElementZ
11-02-04, 10:15 PM
Originally posted by Deftones, Esq
What? What does this have to do with me?
Newman booked him for his millenium party
Tarantino
11-03-04, 12:32 AM
"Jump, jump...the daddy mack'll make ya, jump jump, chris cross will make ya, jump jump..."
NORML54601
11-03-04, 08:56 AM
Originally posted by Tarantino
"Jump, jump...the daddy mack'll make ya, jump jump, chris cross will make ya, jump jump..."
:lol:
Decker
11-03-04, 09:28 AM
Funny true story:
In early 1990, I was living in Santa Barbara. For Earth Day, there's a big star-studded concert wth Jackson Browne, Kenny Loggins and others. The last performer was an unannounced Christopher Cross. Now, even though this was 14 years ago, it had still been a long time since most of us in the audience had heard or seen Mr. Cross. We were, almost universaly stunned at how much weight he had gained in the interval. You could kinda hear a general murmer go though the crowd as he got ready to perform. Then, just as his band stopped tuning their instruments and there was a moment of silence on stage, a little boy near the front yelled very loudly to his dad "HE'S REAL FAT!!!". Everybody nearby broke out laughing. The embarassed father smiled and said "Well, he calls 'em like he sees 'em". I felt bad for poor Christopher Cross that day, but it was kinda shocking after having not seen him in so long.
Groucho
11-03-04, 09:33 AM
I heard he got caught between the moon and New York City. :(
Toad
11-03-04, 09:35 AM
It's crazy, but it's true.
Charlie Goose
11-03-04, 10:32 AM
Is he still thinking of Laura? Laugh, don't cry.
dick_grayson
11-03-04, 10:33 AM
Originally posted by Jason
Yeah, I heard he was too dull and ugly for MTV.
that's probably true. I heard the same thing.
Deftones
11-03-04, 10:35 AM
Originally posted by Tarantino
"Jump, jump...the daddy mack'll make ya, jump jump, chris cross will make ya, jump jump..."
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