Stephen Bishop: On and Off and Beyond
Interview by Ken Morton Stephen Bishop, a songwriter since the age of thirteen, left his home in San Diego for Los Angeles at seventeen. He landed a job writing songs for a publishing company for fifty dollars a week. Years later, this veteran songwriter has had his songs recorded by Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand, Eric Clapton, Kenny Loggins, Beyonce, and many others. He has written the theme songs to Animal House, The China Syndrome, White Nights, and countless other films. A two-time Grammy nominated recording artist and Oscar nominated singer-songwriter, his hits include On and On, It Might Be You (the theme from Tootsie), Separate Lives, Save It For A Rainy Day and more. Here is a recent interview Highwire 26
Daze conducted with Stephen Bishop to discuss his just released On And Off autobiography! At what point did you decide it was time to write an autobiography and how much of it was written during the pandemic? My manager and now wife, Liz Kamlet, suggested I write an autobiography about four years ago. At the time she was archiving photos and video footage for my documentary. I would tell her stories about my career and she would write them down as a ghostwriter of sorts. I finished the book in early 2020, right before COVID hit. All of the editing, rearranging, etc was done during the pandemic. Most people only know my musical journey. This autobiography May/June 2022
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