Couldn't stand the Otis character
He was arrogant and he was extremely jealous of David Ruffin. After all, David and Eddie are the heart of the group (notice how even Eddie supported David).
shareHow the *beep* was David the heart of the group? He only sang for a couple of years and he was rude, missing rehearsals and generally *beep* up the band within.
shareSay whatever you want to say, most people remember David Ruffin first! He gave them great hits. And who is the rude one with your littering of curse words in your post? Wash your mouth.
shareRuffin was THE MAN. Although, like many exceptionally talented artists, he had drug-abuse issues and success did go a bit to his head, Ruff was still one of R&B's most talented vocalists, which was the reason why most of the Temps' records became hits during the 60s. It's just a shame that his head wasn't together.
In the movie after David died, Otis put it best, "All I can say is that it was a tragic loss."
Otis is no angel, even the film acknowledged he cheated on his wife, but that doesn't change the fact that David Ruffin, for all his undeniable talent, ultimately self-destructed from his drug and ego issues.
shareI've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say what can make me feel this way
Cocaine, cocaine, talking bout cocaine!
True. But the sad reality is that self-destruction from drug abuse is common with a lot of exceptional talents--Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Parker, Sly Stone, Billie Holiday, Richard Pryor, and if she doesn't get her act together, Whitney Houston will most likely join the list.
shareOMG, Sparky - look what you wrote in 2010 about Whitney Houston! I know this is not an active thread, but your were so right. Sad to say. There was so much talent here...
shareYeah. I posted that comment a couple of weeks after I saw a clip of Whitney delivering that absolutely dreadful performance in Europe where she was singing off-key and speaking incoherently on stage. She was obviously under the influence of drugs.
The history of brilliant artists succumbing to drugs is just so extensive that you need not be a psychic to see that when an artist starts to act erratically from drug abuse, like Whitney did, he/she will soon meet an unfortunate fate.
But I wish I had been wrong.
Yep Sparky, Whitney did join the list. You were so right!! R.I.P Whitney, I will always love you!
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