But thankfully, my first album, ‘Wide Screen,’ was sort of a critics’ darling – everyone raved about it, but no one bought it. They only manufactured 10,000 copies; I wasn’t even in the running for failure!
Rupert Holmes Quotes
The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.
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| Birth: | 24th February, 1947 |
| Nationality: | American, British |
| Profession: | Author, Composer, Musician, Lyricist, Singer |
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Rupert Holmes is a British and American composer, singer-songwriter, musician and author of plays, novels and stories. He is best known for his number one pop hit "Escape and the song "Him", which reached the number 6 position on the Hot 100 U.S. pop chart in 1980.
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