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The Future So Far
Jun. 15th, 2013 09:36 amIt was ironic, Robin thought, that when he'd started his career as an actor he'd been a child playing an adult. And as he'd grown into adult-hood everyone saw him as a child. He still looked, and sounded the same as he had when he was four.
There were few roles for Frogs, or roles that could be believably altered for a frog. Even fewer for wee tiny frogs. This had been made abundantly clear to Robin when the role Kermit had intended for his nephew in his film adaptation of Pirate Island had, through studio control, gone to a human child with a much weaker voice.
He'd tried not to let it get to him but after more and more roles went to either humans, or larger Muppets, he eventually decided to focus on his music career.
His first album, "The Light Side of the Dark" had been primarily covers. His next, "Postcards From the Underside" (inspired by a Neil Gaiman novel) were songs inspired by his travels after college, living in different cities around the world, a year in each. From then on, he alternated between an album of covers and tributes, and original works.
His latest cd; "Not For the Cool Kids" was a mix of covers, and originals. There was also a bonus DVD of his duets with several female performers, including his old girlfriend Anastasia, who had achieved her own fame as a singer.
The fame of his duet partners had undoubtedly contributed to the success of the album, but another factor probably had been Robin's sudden and recent rise to stardom as an actor. His uncle, and Peter Jackson had collaborated on a big budget adaptation of the "Master of the Bracelets" trilogy, with Robin as the hero tasked with the destruction of the Bracelet of Doom.
Having thus far had only a modicum of fame with a cult following, Robin wasn't sure what to do about all this attention, or where to go from there.
There were few roles for Frogs, or roles that could be believably altered for a frog. Even fewer for wee tiny frogs. This had been made abundantly clear to Robin when the role Kermit had intended for his nephew in his film adaptation of Pirate Island had, through studio control, gone to a human child with a much weaker voice.
He'd tried not to let it get to him but after more and more roles went to either humans, or larger Muppets, he eventually decided to focus on his music career.
His first album, "The Light Side of the Dark" had been primarily covers. His next, "Postcards From the Underside" (inspired by a Neil Gaiman novel) were songs inspired by his travels after college, living in different cities around the world, a year in each. From then on, he alternated between an album of covers and tributes, and original works.
His latest cd; "Not For the Cool Kids" was a mix of covers, and originals. There was also a bonus DVD of his duets with several female performers, including his old girlfriend Anastasia, who had achieved her own fame as a singer.
The fame of his duet partners had undoubtedly contributed to the success of the album, but another factor probably had been Robin's sudden and recent rise to stardom as an actor. His uncle, and Peter Jackson had collaborated on a big budget adaptation of the "Master of the Bracelets" trilogy, with Robin as the hero tasked with the destruction of the Bracelet of Doom.
Having thus far had only a modicum of fame with a cult following, Robin wasn't sure what to do about all this attention, or where to go from there.
