Long Island's Elliott Murphy Talks, Movie, Music & Springsteen on The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast with Tom Needham

Send us Fan MailLong Island Music Hall of Fame Inductee, Elliott Murphy, joins Tom Needham on the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast to discuss his film, BROKEN POET.BROKEN POET is the story of 1970's rock star Jake Lion, who was presumed dead in Paris until his former roadie Plynth happens to be riding in the Paris Metro forty years after Jake's much publicized suicide and happens to hear an aged street musician who sounds just like him.In search of an exclusive story, 'Rolling Stone' publisher Kathy Madison sends rock journalist Meg Trudeau to Paris to investigate. Before leaving Meg visits Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa at their New Jersey home in hopes of gaining insight into Jake Lion's successful career and tragic death.BROKEN POET stars Elliott Murphy and is based on his original short story, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." It features significant cameos from Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa. The film, directed by Emilio Ruiz Barrachina, is an independent production that has received unique sponsorship from 'Rolling Stone Magazine.'Elliott Murphy is a musician, novelist, producer and journalist who lives in Paris. In 1973, he released the critically-acclaimed AQUASHOW. In 2018, he was was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame by his friend, Billy Joel.This interview originally aired on Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILMBuy tickets to visit LIMEHOF at:https://www.limusichalloffame.org/tickets-and-gift-cards/The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is located at:97 Main StreetStony Brook, NY 11790Email: [email protected]: 631-689-5888