![]() ![]() ![]() At one point, I ended up in jail because my roommate was selling marijuana and my landlord busted me. "I didn’t know a soul, but I was smoking a lot of pot so I didn’t give a shit. Eventually, I moved up to Berkeley," Money remembers. "My father was very pissed off at me because I quit the police force, and moved out to California. My career really took off, but it took off because we had some great songs.”īut not everyone was on board. “Next thing I knew I was doing Saturday Night Live and Letterman and Leno. He quit the police department, moved out to California - alone, not knowing anyone - and eventually signed a record deal with the late Bill Graham, the San Francisco impresario who founded the legendary Fillmores East and West, America’s prime music venues in the mid ‘60s. The rest, as they say, is history, and Money still seems eager to share it all. Because whoever won the battle of the bands got to play the high school prom.” “I was working at it ever since high school when we played in the battle off the bands. “I was always trying to get better and better and better,” he insists. Money continued to work at honing his craft, fitting in some original songs at local gigs. ![]() They didn't really want him, but they couldn't find anyone better. Money eventually joined a band called Grapes of Wrath. “Police were called pigs back then,” he recalls. But 22 years? My father would always tell me that if I had remained a cop, I’d be retired by now.”īut in the late ‘60s, the police and rock and roll didn’t exactly enjoy the best relationship, which meant that Money’s segueway into rock singer wouldn’t be the most accommodating move. “I couldn’t see spending 22 years of my life in a cop uniform,” he says. ![]() But he insists it wasn’t the life he was cut out for. Money tried out an early stint as a New York City policeman, a tradition he inherited from his father and grandfather. Songs such as “Baby Hold On To Me,” "Two Tickets To Paradise,” “Take Me Home Tonight,” “Think I’m In Love,” “Shakin’,” “Endless Nights,” and many others defined his style as a gravelly voiced, no-nonsense guy next door. You probably know Money from his reign on the charts in the late ‘70s through mid ‘80s. The former Edward Mahoney is still, at heart, an Irish homeboy, always loaded with a wisecrack and an unapologetic urge to say whatever’s on his mind. I got a nice shout out by Lady Gaga in Rolling Stone a couple of months ago. That’s kind of like a Billy Joel or Bon Jovi. “I’ve been getting really great reviews,” he breathlessly proclaims moments into the interview. His songs live on and his songs have appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, as well as video games such as Grand Theft Auto and Guitar Hero.Eddie Money isn't shy about his resume. The album went platinum and also featured the hit “I Wanna Go Back.” Having sold more than 28 million records, Money continued to tour until his passing in 2019. In 1977, Money burst onto the scene with his eponymous debut album which went double platinum and featured hits such as “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise.” Money followed the success of his debut album with a stream of Top 40 hits (and some of the era’s most creative videos), including “Think I’m in Love” and “Shakin.” In 1986, Money released Can’t Hold Back, which featured the Grammy-nominated duet with Ronnie Spector, “Take Me Home Tonight.” The song reached No. The two quickly became close, and Graham secured Money a recording contract with Columbia Records. In 1976, after changing his surname, Money was introduced to legendary promoter Bill Graham. He moved to Berkeley, California, and began performing at local clubs. In 1968, after serving as a New York City police officer for two years, Money put his law enforcement career on hold to pursue music. Although he dreamed of being a musician, after high school Eddie decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a police officer. In 1949, Eddie Money was born Edward Joseph Mahoney in Brooklyn, New York, and lived in Plainedge as a teen. ![]()
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