I often wonder what some of the artists who played the Fieldhouse are doing today, which is what led me to a Google search odyssey related to Frampton that left me feeling …well, like slug.
You see, the 62-year-old guitarist isn’t just sitting around in a mansion somewhere playing the occasional gig at a casino or fair (which for some reason have become staples for classic rock bands). First of all, the Englishman has been living right here in the States (he’s actually a U.S citizen now) for the past 12 years in an upscale neighborhood in Cincinnati, where his ex-wife is from (he got divorced 2 years ago). Last month he moved to Nashville, a city he once lived in for six years. here’s some highlights of the guy’s busy life:
- Last year he did a tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of Frampton Comes Alive and released “FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton,”
- He does a bunch of charity work, not the least of which is an upcoming trip to Mexico where he will hike through mountains and join forces with Habitat for Humanity to build a school for less-fortunate children.
- He’s got an unusual project in the works that’s slated for April. He’s been writing new music for a performance of the Cincinnati Ballet. A Billboard article explains that, “Two of the show’s segments will be choreographed to existing Frampton songs — with Frampton and his band playing live — while a third section will feature a new piece of music he’s composing with regular collaborator Gordon Kennedy.”
- He’s currently remixing some Humble Pie Fillmore shows for a CD release this year as well as a Humble Pie box set.
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- He plans to tour more in 2013
Also, if you didn’t hear the story last year about him getting his famous 1954 customized Gibson Les Paul back (shown here in a photo from his Facebook page) after supposedly losing it in a plane crash in 1980, listen to the great interview he did with Alec Baldwin here.
So yeah, I’m feeling a bit unproductive when I look at the life Frampton leads. But I respect the Hell out of the guy for doing what he does and continuing to create new music. Hmm…maybe this will inspire me to keep writing these blog posts.
great job Dan. I’d love to see you write a monthly blog like this….
Aw! It’s nice to see an old rock star who is actually doing good. Most of them get old, fat, lazy and incoherent. Not to mention lame. I saw Peter Frampton in Dallas when I was a kid. It was a good show. I would go see him again.