Michael McDermott: “Forever” (1996)
As I sat to write a few sentences about Michael McDermott, I intended to do so in “whatever became of” terms. Then I saw he’d just released a new album a month and a half ago, and read that he’s rebuilding his career, and his life, after some very dark years.
A Chicago Tribune article from 2011 tells the sad story of a kid who once was being compared to Dylan and Springsteen, but who ultimately couldn’t handle the trappings of talent and let cocaine and other forms of self-abuse derail his promising career. The story had a reasonably happy ending.
