Hal Eisenberg and his Beach Boys tribute band opened for David in Atlanta in 2003, where he observed close up the impact of being a teenage idol appeared to have on David. He shares his thoughts on how David was labelled and the impact that had on his career. Hal offers an analysis on the price of fame and explains why David’s album The Higher They Climb needs to be recognised more as a template for what he was capable of achieving musically.

“If you don’t know of his music outside of I Think I Love You, you really do need to go deeper into his catalogue – You will say ‘I had no idea’. He was a lot more than the façade that a lot of people saw…..musicians regarded him as a very talented musician,” Hal told me.

He offers his analysis of the music industry today, how Felix Cavaliere and Eric Carmen influenced his career and why he is looking forward to getting back on stage this summer with Brotherhood, his tribute band to the Doobie Brothers.