Shaun Cassidy had to relearn his own songs for comeback tour after 45 years

The former teen idol Shaun Cassidy begins its first big tour in 45 years.

The 66-year-old son of the Oscar-drawn actress Shirley Jones, 91, and the late Tony-prize-friendly actor Jack Cassidy rose as a pop star in the middle of the 1970s after he followed the footsteps of his deceased half-brother. David Cassidy.

At the same time, Cassidy also found success as an actor and played as Joe Hardy in the HIT ABC series “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries”.

However, he resigned decades ago to concentrate on a career behind the scenes as a television author and producer. Now Cassidy returns to the public when he has started his first arena tour since 1980.

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During an interview with People magazine, Cassidy revealed that he was upgrading his guitar skills and learning his own hits as he prepares to take the street back on the street.

“I literally had to take guitar lessons. I hadn’t played guitar for so long,” he said. “I had to learn songs again that I wrote. I didn’t know how to play them.”

For his upcoming tour, Cassidy The Outlet said that he took the new challenge instead of bass instead of guitar. He also shared this His old songs Feel new to the performance after his decades of break.

“Because I haven’t sung them for 40 years, they are not dead for me. They feel new and I just sing the songs that I liked very much at the time and who are now appropriate,” said Cassidy. “I can sing better than me when I was 20 because I didn’t sing. I think I haven’t burned my voice for 40 years.”

Cassidy’s 50 cities “The Road to Us Tour”, the longest of his career, will begin on September 13th in Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer told people that the tour will include his full career and contain classic hits, new music and personal stories.

The setlist will contain Cassidy’s cover of “Da Doo Ron Ron”, which is originally a song by the Girl Group The Crystals from 1963. “Da Doo Ron Ron” was the first single, published in 1977 from Cassidy’s self -titled debut album. The song became Cassidy’s first big hit, which has exceeded the Billboard Hot 100 charts and helps him Grammy Award Nomination for the best new artist.

Cassidy, however, told the people that “Da Doo Ron Ron” was not his choice for the single that would start his music career.

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“I liked the song. It was my idea to record it,” said Cassidy.

“But that was not the song I wanted to be the first single from my album,” he continued. “I didn’t get a voice and I think they were right. It went to No. 1. It was a big record, but there were three or four other songs that I would have preferred or selected. And by the way, it was the case with every record that I did.”

Although he grew up in one Show business family, Cassidy admitted that during his time he never really felt comfortable in the spotlight during his time.

“I never enjoyed being a public figure. I don’t like all the attention. I am basically an introverted one. I don’t really like to be famous,” he said to People. “But the only thing that is more ridiculous than being more famous is famous in the past because they are still famous, but many people no longer necessarily know why. And if it went to me, I would not prefer any of these things.”

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“For years I thought I didn’t want [tour] Because I will only try to replicate a version of me at 20, what I always thought was embarrassing and why it would try? “, Said Cassidy.

“But I found and the audience told me that I didn’t have to do it because I actually had all these other cards that I could play,” he added. “Now I’m a storyteller.”

In the mid -1990s, Cassidy in Hollywood had almost completely changed to the scenes. In recent decades he has worked as a television author and producer and has published shows such as “American Gothic”, “Roar” and published “New Amsterdam.”

As he spoke to people, Cassidy admitted that the trajectory was unusual for his career.

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“It’s a strange résumé,” he said. “I don’t know anyone who plays the Houston Astrody for 55,000 people, says: ‘Good night and we’ll see you soon’ and then do not appear again for 40 years, but I did that.”

“I think I’m the happiest person I can,” added Cassidy.