Hi, I have a tale of two halves. Minding .y own business on the run up to Christmas I receive a Facebook pm "hi julie, just reaching out to a few fans to see what their favourite song is". From none other than D.e. now, call me sceptical , but I leapt straight in with a response, " is this really you? And blah do blah with my listening favourites over the years. Chatting continued over onto a WhatsApp number!!! I should have reigned it in there and I remember wondering if this was real of fantasy :) anyhow, as you have guessed it wasn't the real de and my bank balance was required to purchase a pre lit 7ft Christmas tree and £6500 to get out of some contract. Feeling rather deflated but thankful that I blocked the number and deleted the chat. It appears we're never too old to be the target or subject of the annoying scammers. There is a plus side to this story, I have found, via youtube, a renewal of lots of long forgotten de songs that I'm humming to again. I can heartily recommend "missing you" and "the smile" (especially the performance on the Val doonican show around June 1983). I'm probably behind the times there too and you already know them by heart. keep safe.

My Dad who is born just 3 days before David Essex has been recommending I watch the ‘That’ll Be The Day’ 1973 film with Ringo Starr. As a very young child in the early 1970’s, I fondly remember ‘Gonna Make You A Star’ and ‘Rock On’ performances shown on Australian television. In 2017 Sir Paul McCartney stopped for me when arriving to play live in Sydney. The music of yesteryear sounds just as good today. The American soap operas featuring Michael Damian still use your song ‘Rock On’ when Danny Romalotti returns to Genoa City.

I first fell for this lovely man when I seen him in the Winters tale video. As a teen. It was all romance, tones of Heathcliff and Cathy I was hooked but so much more to come. I’m married now and strangely my husband has or ‘ HAd ‘lovely dark curly hair and beautiful eyes’ funny that. HA! Looking forward to more on here. Take care David You are very much loved by all your fans xxx

Hello! First, I'd like to say what a huge fan I am. My dad would play Rock On for me as a kid, and it was one song that I'd always tell him to "play it again!" In 2024, I started my own dance company called Strive Dance Company. It's growing tremendously, and It's a lifelong dream come true. Our niche is that we perform to live music. And what kind of music inspires me? Rock! We've done a David Bowie Tribute and a Fleetwood Mac Tribute already. We've also put on a contemporary/spooky retelling of "Alice in Wonderland," and called it "Alice in a Twisted Wonderland." We've also done two dance videos. Last year we did a video to Florence and the Machine. This year we did our dance video to "Rock On." I just wanted to share the YouTube link with you and let you know that You're the heart of this video! https://youtu.be/BG8-lEmKq88?si=h4o-OyhFKaz6zr7r Thank you so much, Meghan McGillicuddy Owner/Artistic Director of Strive Dance Company

IN THE 70S I ENJOYED A NUMBER OF DAVID'S SINGLES--ESPECIALLY ROCK ON AND CITY LIGHTS. bUT FOR SOME REASON I SAW HIM AS JUST ANOTHER POP SINGER, AND AS SUCH NEVER LISTENED TO HIS ALBUMS. THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK I READ IN MAGAZINE REVIEWS OF HIS FIRST 4 ALBUMS, EACH OF THEM IN THE REVIEW HIGHLY RATED. CURIOUS, I SET OUT TO FIND COPIES. NO EASY TASK. BUT COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK I FINALLY FOUND THEM. AND I AM HERE TO SAY THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THE REVIEWS SAID. A LOT OF THIS MATERIAL STANDS UP REALLY WELL, AND I'M KICKING MYSELF FOR HAVING WAITED SO LONG TO ENJOY THIS MUSIC. DAMNED IMPRESSIVE, I HAVE TO SAY. BUT WHY, OH WHY CAN WE NOT GET COPIES OF THE ALBUMS RELEASED UNDER HIS OWN LABEL?? I WOULD SO LOVE TO HEAR WHERE HIS SONGWRITING TOOK HIM OVER THE YEARS. NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO GO AND LISTEN TO THE ROCK ON ALBUM--FOR THE 7TH OR 8TH TIME TODAY... :)

Hi David it’s nice to see that you are still preforming and not looking any older. Don’t know if you remember me from the Maddison night club in Nottingham when you and Leslie Ash visitor us after you been to see a show at the theatre royal. It would be nice to catch up with you after all these years if you have any time available, unfortunately we can not make your Derby show which is pity, because we live not far from derby. Hopefully we can make your Nottingham show. All the best for your, I am sure it will be a great success. Mick Docherty

Hi David, Just watched a lovely interview with Lindsey Coulson. (Carol Jackon Eastenders) on the One Show. She spoke very fondly of you, especially the kissing scene, it did make me smile, it even bought a little tear to my eye, I’m sure all your fans would feel the same. Hope to see you soon. Love Kay xx