A Winter Rose (2014) Movie Script
1
Oh my Lord.
Some
Day
This will fade away
And I will touch you in the morning
And you'll
See
The flower that was me
Breaking through the snow
Of winter
And we won't remember
The blackest December
And your
Light
Will chase away the night
And around me
Will blossom
Some
Day
This will fade away
Ouch.
Nice.
That sucked.
Thought I'd try to find you
But I don't where you are
- What's up, Pedro? - Hey, Winter.
How're you doing?
Good, how are you?
Good, that's gonna be $6.98.
How about we put it on the tab?
No, no, no, we can't do that.
Come on, what tab is this? - Just this last time.
I'm coulda just let you stoke your tissues and steal it.
Do you wanna be a thief?
This is the last time, Winter.
I'm serious.
You are a good man.
Don't let anyone tell you different.
She had to call
Badass bitch
Badass bitch
Badass
I'm a badass bitch turning trick
Okay.
I can tell by my years of bartending,
you're gonna graduate
to doubles and shots pretty soon, baby.
Whatever.
So what shall I have?
I guess it's in with the job.
How about a vodka?
Vodka.
Yeah.
What do you got?
What kind?
Well, we got
Give me the good stuff.
Yeah, give me the good stuff too, Willy.
Put this one on me, Willy.
Thank you so much.
What a gentleman.
My liver and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
You know what, Winter?
It's been a long time.
It has been a long time.
Mm-hmm.
Henry.
I remember you.
So what's a guy gotta do to get a lap dance around here?
20 bucks, can you come up with it?
I think I can handle it.
Okay, let's go.
Oopsie daisy.
I think she's done for the night.
You keep the rest of that hundred I gave you
and give it to her.
I'm sure she needs it much more than I do.
She hides alone without you
Hey, baby.
You can not reach her now
You okay, you wanna go lay down?
She sang a song about you
All right, I got a kinda stupid joke.
It's really stupid but,
and it's totally off subject but,
anyway,
there's
these blue parties and
You know, you can dress up in blue or whatever.
You can dress up green with envy or whatever.
Stay away from this piano!
You've got chores to do!
I'll be back to tell you
She waited for the tide to turn
She won't be back to meet you
She wanted all along to reach you
Won't be back again
Jimmy, what the hell's going on, man?
I can't find Winter!
Well I got everybody standing around.
What do you want me to do, man?!
I'm just trying to make everything work here.
What's going on?
Let me talk to him.
Hey, Barry, thanks man, that was great.
Listen.
Oi.
I got a problem, man, the girl's a no-show.
I gonna have to call and reschedule, I'm sorry.
Really.
We still gonna get paid?
Hey, come on, you didn't lay down any notes.
Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Don't "hey" me, Barry!
I thought I just heard you say we're not getting paid.
I didn't say that!
I said you get paid when you lay down some notes, man.
Jimmy, I laid down my notes, I laid down these drums.
I laid down my time, okay?
He laid down his time.
All right, you know what I'm dealing with here?
A hundred dollars a man.
I gotta get paid, all right?
This is bullshit!
Don't "bullshit" me, man!
- Get out of my face! - I don't wanna hear that!
- Get out of my face! - I don't wanna hear
that bullshit from you!
You're treading a line right now.
We had a deal, man!
You wanna do something right here?
- All right, listen to me! - Huh?!
Listen to me!
You're fine, man, big man, all right?
But just don't call me again or Spider, all right?
Don't call us again. - What do I owe you?
Two hundred?
- Keep your money. - A hundred a man?
- Keep your money. - Here.
Thanks for coming in, man.
Hey, I should be your manager.
I know you're unhappy
I know you feel sad
I know you were hoping
Things would go better this time
I know you're unhappy
I know that you cry
I know that you told me
It's over before it begins
Hey, Eric,
I didn't know you were working tonight.
Yep.
So, you get any of those boomers in yet?
No, you know what, they sell out so fast.
Yeah, now that you showed me those boomers
I can't use anything else.
See, the problem is I've been waiting to record a song
and I wanted to use those boomers.
Just like the normal ones sound so dark and dull to me now.
And they only last like two days.
I think we get some in on Friday.
Oh, Friday.
Yeah.
Do you maybe have any singles?
Nope, don't.
I need a G string and specific.
Don't be like Mike and tell me the bikini shop
is around the corner. - Hey!
Winter!
How are you?
Don't tell me you're looking for another G string again.
Listen, you could use my dressing room in the back.
It's always available for you.
She's the only person I know who uses a G string
in both of her careers.
Ha, ha, ha, very funny.
Did you stay up all night to come up with that one?
Well, you oughta know.
We spent the whole night together, didn't we?
You wish, Mike.
What're you doing,
standing there with your gums and your face?
Go in the back and unload the truck.
Those amps and drum sets came in.
Give them a hand.
I'll see you later, Mike.
Hey,
Winter.
Have yourself a good day now, huh?
Don't blame the world
Because they
Didn't mean to betray you
Don't blame the world
Because they
Didn't mean to betray
All her hopes and all she wanted
Standing out on the ledge
All her hopes and all she wanted
Looking over the edge
Someone
Tell her
It's too late because she's
Waiting for the tide to take her
What's going on?
What the hell happened to you last night?!
Huh?!
I had the whole band waiting for you!
And you're a no-show!
That cost me a lot of money and for nothing!
What's up with you?
What's the problem all of a sudden, Jimmy?
I'm just a little late.
Three hours late and you're the problem!
I'm running a business!
I just can't keep pouring time and money into you
if you're just gonna screw it up!
Sweetie, take 10, will you?
Get yourself some tea
for your throat.
No, I'm just starting to get into it, please.
Just give me five minutes, will you?
All right, I guess that's why they call you the captain.
How much have you had to drink today?
Nothing.
That's a lie.
I can smell the whiskey from here.
You're pickled in it!
What is the problem all of a sudden, Jimmy?
Find yourself another manager, okay?
That's it.
End of story.
You know, you got talent.
Real talent, I'll give you that
and the looks to go with it.
But you know what?
It's not gonna last, the way you're abusing yourself.
Jimmy, I can quit the drinking anytime, you know that.
Why should I?
Yeah, why should you?!
Go ahead!
Drink up!
Destroy yourself!
Destroy your voice, your looks, I don't care anymore!
Okay, do you get it?
Jimmy.
My new song, it's my best song I think.
I'm sorry about last night.
I just
I feel asleep, you know?
I can't do it anymore.
I can't.
More.
More, more, more.
Buy a drink.
Champagne, champagne, champagne.
Aren't you drinking too?
What happened last night?
It was really, really slow,
like there were two customers the whole night.
Didn't I tell you I can't have you passing out here
in front of the customers?
I didn't mean to.
The guy bought me vodka.
You know I'm a whiskey drinker.
And besides, I do better when I'm a little loose.
Give me that thing!
What're you doing walking around with that?
Look, I don't care.
I don't care.
I let you come here and drink and have fun
and this is how you thank me?
By making me look bad in front of the customers?
Anyone else woulda fired you
the first time you passed out on the job.
Look, I don't care if you get a little bit loose.
Hell, I don't even care if you get semi-shitfaced.
Just don't pass out on the job.
That's all I ask.
Don't pass out.
You got it, sweetie?
So tell me, what's next for Rachal Love?
Is it true that you're gonna be leaving the live stage?
Are you gonna think about retiring?
Actually, yes I am.
My last album just did better than I ever
possibly could've imagined
and the tour has just been wonderful and
I figure I deserve a break, you know?
I think it's time to relax a little bit.
Except for my farewell concert.
Except for that.
Well tell us about it.
What can you tell me about this farewell performance?
Well, I don't know.
Intimacy, I guess.
Well, I'm being told and I understand that
it's going to set a world record
for the biggest pay-per-view audience.
I mean, that's hardly intimate.
Oh.
You know, that's just hard to get my mind around.
You seem to be uncomfortable with that.
Well, when I think of my beginnings,
I will
I'll always be that confused girl
whose life was saved by her guitar
and her voice.
And a notebook to spill her guts out onto.
Thank you for your time today.
Thank you very much.
All right.
Tell us what our options are.
Well,
I can tell you that just canceling
would mean a tremendous loss.
So we're putting a postponement on the table?
How long are we talking about here?
Well the doctors have made it very clear.
We have to start aggressive treatment immediately
because this thing can't be allowed to spread.
You're saying there's absolutely no way
to turn this around?
No, it's too late.
We have a production paid for, Rachal.
Yeah, I'm afraid this is beyond our control.
We have to cancel and that's that.
Wait a minute, the show's right around the corner here.
As I might say, you look very healthy and radiant.
You listen to me, you little shit.
This may be a killing to you but to us,
it's just another show and nothing
gets in the way of her!
Nothing comes before her or her well-being.
Am I making myself clear, you freaking leach?
Skip, he's just doing his job.
Hey, I'm sorry, man.
I think I've been misunderstood here, clearly.
I just want Miss Love to do whatever she wants to do.
What is it you want to do, honey?
Really, what do you wanna do?
Everything's booked, right?
Yes.
So why don't we turn this into an opportunity
and make someone's dream come true?
Find someone that is truly magical,
someone that the audience will grow to love.
Almost like a gift from me to my fans.
Who?
We'll find her.
Yeah, we can make this a competition.
Thee things are huge right now.
Yeah, and the winner will perform in my place.
I don't think another artist alive could pull this off
but with your fans and the backstory
and you personally endorsing the artist, the newcomer,
as a continuation of your legacy,
that would work.
All right, you heard the lady.
Let's make it happen.
I was amazed at something I read
So much for miracles
So much for faith
Here you go, honey.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
Thanks a lot for not passing on the job last week.
You're a good girl after all.
So much for promises
So much for us
So much for everything
Shut up!
Reports regarding the details
but it appears that the legendary singer, Rachal Love,
has been diagnosed with cancer.
There's an official report stating that Rachal Love
will personally launch a worldwide search
for an unknown female singer. - Put the game back on!
Wait a minute, wait a minute!
Pass on the torch, as she puts it,
to perform in her stead at the massive show,
which was to act as her farewell concert.
All this in keeping with Rachal Love's
well earned reputation as an outspoken champion
of the underprivileged throughout her long
and legendary career.
The show, which is only a month away,
will be the most widely viewed musical event in history.
Wow, can you imagine this all for
an unknown female singer.
Send in your submissions, girls.
This is Anastasia Collins reporting live from Hollywood.
There it is, man.
This is it, this is your chance.
This is gonna be your break.
If anybody in this entire world could carry the torch
it'd be you.
It's a joke.
No one could ever replace Rachal Love.
And music should not be about competition,
it's not boxing or something.
Can you imagine the pressure of that?
Your first gig, ever,
in front of the entire world
and immediately they're comparing you to Rachal Love.
What a nightmare.
Eric!
Show Winter some of your tracks.
Come on.
Just
use your charm,
just, just, just get up there, come on.
You look good, you look good, let me see you.
Come on, cheer up, go up there.
Just tell him you,
just tell him you really need help with your music.
Come on.
Come on!
Come on!
That's my girl.
Hey, Eric.
Guess who.
Sorry for just stopping by.
He hates me.
No, he's just a little bit of a loner.
Go.
She lives in corners
She hides in corners
Oh wow, you have Pro Tools.
Yeah.
It's like your own little personal recording system there.
You steal it?
You know, singing's the only thing
I'm remotely good at.
I doubt I'll do anything with it, you know?
Especially since my manager just dumped me.
And I supposed I'm a little
A little what?
Self destructive.
Hmmm.
I guess I can't really blame Jimmy for getting sick of me.
Some people think I drink too much
but I don't.
I can quit whenever I want.
Don't you wanna sing your words to everybody
and be in the limelight or anything like that?
No, not really.
I just wanna be able to write my lyrics and sing my songs.
I love listening back to the music when I'm done recording.
You know,
my foster mom used to sing to me.
It's like my first memory I ever had of her.
I was like four when she died.
So that's like the only memory I have.
And then I went from orphanage to orphanage
and foster home to foster home
and then finally I just ran away.
I never met my real mom or dad.
Sorry, Winter, I didn't know that.
I'm well adjusted now.
It's all good.
Well, I'm working on this song,
it's actually supposed to be a duet.
It's kinda like one verse is like the male
and then the next one's a female thing.
You're so fancy.
I don't have these.
No?
I stole them, so.
You stole them?
Some people are just different, you know?
I guess.
You're definitely different.
Unique.
I suppose.
In a good way, I mean.
Yeah?
Yeah.
I think it's cool to be different.
Thanks for walking me home, by the way.
Very cool of you.
Here we are, home sweet home.
Come in.
Winter, no, I should
Just for a little bit.
You know what, Winter, it's getting late.
I wanna show you my guitar.
I mean, I can play you a song.
Try to play you a song.
Come on.
Don't worry, I won't rape you.
In here.
It's where I store all of my ideas.
I remember when I sold you that.
I know, that's why I bought it.
You said it was the best one.
Well it used to be.
Well, Winter, I gotta go.
I gotta take off.
Why?
Tired.
I gotta open the music store in the morning.
You're a musician.
You've got an excuse, you'll be late.
You'll be late.
It's a music store, it's a job kind of thing, you know?
What's the problem?
I know my place is kind of a dive.
No, it's nice.
Oh, it's hot.
It is hot in here.
This thing, it never works.
I have the same one and mine broke too.
Cooling unit I had for a week and then it just stopped.
Wow.
You know what this is?
What is that?
It's a baby bracelet.
This was yours, like this fit on you?
Mm-hmm.
It's so little.
I know.
They found it on me when I was left at the church.
Wow.
I know.
It's the only thing I have from my real parents.
I gotta go, Winter, I gotta go.
I
I really wish you'd stay just a little longer.
You have the prettiest eyes.
So handsome.
Oh, jeez.
Oh, man.
Oh, shit.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Sit down. - Yeah.
Sit down.
I'm okay.
Not unexpectedly,
we got a mountain of digital submissions
and unfortunately we can't go through all of them.
There just ain't no justice in this world, is there Skip?
But I've made it easier for you I think
because I've gotten the A&R staff at the label
to help you whittle it down
and we're gonna meeting with a lot of new girls too.
The universe will send the right one to me.
You'll see.
The right one shall find her way.
But remember what I said,
she has to live the words she's singing.
It's got to move me.
I know what you're looking for.
- I bet you do. - A younger you, basically.
You know, I should've been the singer around here.
I told you so.
With my beautiful voice.
It all sends so soon, doesn't it?
You know,
it seems like yesterday
when I walked into that dive, Cassidy's,
and you were drunk as a skunk
and you were singing your heart out.
You were such a diva.
It smelled like piss in there.
What kind of diva is that?
Only three or four people in there, I think,
but I had never heard anybody sing like that
before or since, never, never.
Hey, you feel well enough to take a look
at some of these new submissions?
- Yes. - Okay.
Let's do it.
Okay.
How did you find me?
Oh, you know,
I would've called but you wouldn't have answered,
so I found you, can I come in?
No, I don't do that anymore.
I know.
That's not why I'm here.
I'm here because I wanted to see you.
The way you left was like, I don't know,
not very
How can I put it,
it sucked, okay?
I'm late for work, I've gotta go.
All right, listen,
I now that you probably have some mixed emotions
about the time we spent together
but I just want you to know that I'm here for you.
And I to great effort to try to find you
and I traveled a considerable distance
because Malibu Canyon was really backed up for like hours.
I think someone hit a deer or something up there.
Come on, let me in.
All right but just for a minute.
What's the rent here?
The rent, the utilities and every,
I guess those probably are included.
What do you say that we take care of that, okay,
and we close this place out
and we put out any fires that need putting out?
Is, actually, is anything on fire here?
Please, I don't want your money.
Why?
I mean,
listen, there's no strings attached her, okay?
I don't want anything for it.
I'm gonna leave this here and it's not gonna leave with me.
Okay?
I don't want anything for it.
I just wanna take care of you.
I just wanna make sure that you're not worried about
Look, I'm already late for work, so.
Really?
That's great.
What are they
Whatever they're paying you, I'll triple it
- Triple it? - And we get in a chopper
and we go to Catalina.
What'd I say, triple it?
I meant quadruple
and we'll be having smurf 'n turf up at the,
that place, remember when we were there,
we were up in the botanic gardens, we were smoking.
You really need to leave.
Take your money, I don't wanna it, just go.
Honey,
is there any way
that you would believe me?
I don't know how to do this.
I never said this, okay?
I love you.
Is that it?
It's that simple, right?
I love you, I love you.
I don't care who hears it.
I love you!
Hey.
Eric.
Preston.
Preston, nice to meet you.
Hey, can you just take your money and get out of here, man?
Yeah.
Appreciate it.
So what's going on, Winter?
It's not what you think, okay?
Look, Eric, I have done some things in my past
that I am not proud of, okay?
But things are different now.
I had no choice back then.
No choice at all.
Winter, you know, it's exactly what I think, first of all,
and who was that guy?
He's just an old, old friend.
Yeah?
An old friend with a bunch of money
sitting on the couch right next to you, huh?
Please, don't be mad at me.
By anyways, what have you been up to?
Tell me, tell me.
Ugh, I'm just listening to endless submissions, as usual.
Anything good?
Any promising candidates?
No, not yet.
But the right one will come.
La, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la
Very pretty.
Thank you.
Very nice.
You and the song.
Oh, thank you.
Found a letter by our bed
To me
And
In peculiar handwriting
Endlessly I sit and read
She's good, she's good.
Told you, huh?
I'm swallowing my tears
Tears in my eyes
Pain in my soul
She's not the one.
What?
- No, she's a good singer. - Why?
She's a good singer, no doubt.
She's in tune, she has a pleasant tone,
she's pleasant to look at.
But
But what?
She hasn't lived the words she's singing.
She's like a parrot.
Repeating back what she's hearing.
I mean, perfectly.
But like a parrot, she has no idea what the words mean.
I'm sorry.
I bet she doesn't even write her own lyrics.
I don't know.
I'm sorry.
All right, okay.
I am, baby.
No.
Actually not.
Not good.
No.
Yeah, look, I get the feeling like we're settlers, you know,
and the Indians are riding around our wagons.
We have to do something and we have to do it quickly.
Yeah.
Yeah, she exists, I don't know where
but she exists.
Listen, you've gotta stop sending me parrots.
Parrots.
Parrots, people who are just doing the words
like they heard them.
You gotta find me somebody
who writes their own lyrics, okay?
And right away!
Okay, tell me, what is the last possible moment?
I'm afraid that moment's already come and gone, Skip.
And if I found a reason
Just one thing that rang true
I'd cherish it forever
The way I cherish you
Blue
I'm
Blue
I am
So blue
Without you
Gonna run
Gonna run
Gonna run
Back to you
Gonna run
I'll be waiting for you
Gonna run
I'll be waiting for you
Till you calm down and run
Back to you
All right, I'll drive over
and I'll tell her in person, okay?
Can I take that as an official abort mission?
Yes.
Hello.
Hellooooooo
Hey.
What's the matter with you?
This song I've been listening to.
Oh, it's incredibly moving.
Oh.
Oh.
This girl.
Bring her to me.
I want to meet her.
Winter Rose.
Now that's a name.
I don't mind
- Hey, you. - Hey.
Yes.
There you go.
Whoa.
Didn't realize everything still smells like whiskey.
That's rock 'n roll, baby.
So where's the boss?
He's in there.
Think about our sunny day
That Nicole girl?
Yeah.
Well I guess I was out of my mind
Hey, there.
Hey.
Ever think about getting a cellphone?
Yeah, I think about getting a lot of things,
like a new mic, for example.
Well, I'm not sure why, exactly,
but Keith Rosen asked me to ask you
to come into his office.
Me?
What for?
I don't know, probably needs backup singers
for one of his big acts or something.
Yeah, probably.
Well dude's got deep connections.
And you think that you know
You're such a fuss
But if you all didn't know
You couldn't save
And I just can't recall
The breaking up
Somewhere we could run
Somewhere we could fly, fly, fly
Away, away, away
There must be
Somewhere we could run
I'm here to see Keith Rosen.
Yeah, Winter.
That's a beautiful name.
Yeah, Winter's here.
Very funny.
It's a beautiful name,
you're gonna have some fun with that one.
Go on in, it's the first door on your left.
Such a blur
Must be her, come in.
Well, we'll see what's what.
Hello, Winter.
Keith Rosen.
Hello.
Hello, Winter, Winter, have a seat.
Right now, you are number one on the list
of people that Rachal wants to meet.
Oh, wow.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, just hold on a minute.
I don't mean to sound ungrateful but I can't do this.
Don't you dream of being a big star?
Why don't you just meet with Rachal?
When?
What are you doing right now?
Yeah, no, I'm hanging in there.
It's been a long, a long journey finding "the one,"
but I think maybe we've done it.
Yeah, actually I'm waiting for them to arrive.
Hey, Rach, we're home.
Oh, they're here.
Come in, come in.
Listen, I gotta get going.
Call me when you land.
It'd be lovely to see you.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah, bye, bye.
Rachal Love, I'd like to present Winter Rose.
Hello, welcome, I'm Rachal.
I know.
You are my idol.
Well, I've heard your voice, I've heard your words
and now you are my idol.
I can't believe you just said that.
Get used to it.
You're gonna hear a whole lot of people saying that.
- Rachal just left us. - Yeah.
Come on.
Honey, I got some calls to make.
I'll be in the guest house.
Okay, baby.
Sit down, make yourself comfortable.
Oh, I can't believe I'm here, this is just crazy.
Can I get you a drink?
You got any whiskey?
Whiskey?
I was thinking more along the lines of soda, water,
a nice cup of tea.
Oh.
No, I'm cool.
Whiskey, huh?
I used to drink whiskey.
That was drink when I drank.
Now I don't.
Yeah, it kinda gets right to the point, you know?
Yeah, that it does.
Let me get right to the point.
I'm in a terrible jam
and I have a huge concert coming up.
I need someone to take over for me.
You're gonna be fine though, right?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
I'm gonna be fine.
Just need a little time.
Listen, why don't we go to the other room?
Here, sit down.
Grab a guitar.
Will you sing for me?
Oh.
If you really want me to.
Please.
Some
Day
This will fade away
And I'll meet you in the morning
And I'll be
So much more than me
Like a flower that has blossomed
That sucked.
I could listen to you all day.
So, have you picked your successor yet?
Yes, I have.
You are.
You are my idol.
I love you so much.
But I am not the person you're looking for.
I don't know who submitted my music
but I don't wanna be famous.
I just love to sing.
Keeps me alive.
I know.
That's exactly why you're the one.
You know my story, I mean, my real story.
Not the one from the tabloids and the papers.
No.
Well,
my parents
They didn't want me.
So I ended up with my grandparents
for about a month.
They couldn't afford to keep me.
When I as about four,
I ended up in the system.
The system?
I ran away from the system when I was 15.
You're kidding me.
No.
Wow.
The universe is an amazing thing.
We are soul sisters.
When I was in the orphanage,
I used to cry myself to sleep every single night.
I just couldn't understand
why my parents didn't want me anymore.
That is when I started singing.
I used to sing myself to sleep every night.
It was a lot easier than crying.
Then
Skip
walked into my life
and the dive bar that I was singing.
Yeah, he had a lot of connections.
He was a big talker and
I just, I knew this man
could make me a star.
But that is not what I wanted.
So I told him to just leave me alone.
Go away.
Skip showed me something
that I wasn't able to see by myself.
Something that
changed everything.
The music doesn't belong to you,
it doesn't come form you.
It isn't ours.
This gift, this thing that you have,
doesn't belong to you.
It belongs
to them, to all of them.
They need to hear the music just as much as you and I
need to sing it.
To stay alive.
That is why it must be shared.
Will you
do this,
will you do this for me?
Will you do this for them?
Well, Rachal, after thousands of applicants,
it looks like you finally picked your successor.
What can you tell us about her?
Her name is Winter Rose
and she is magical.
She's the one.
Well, when do we get to hear this "magical" girl sing?
I'm afraid you're gonna have to wait
till the concert for that.
So, for being a total unknown
to playing in front of the whole world
for you very first concert.
I mean, how does that make you feel?
Well,
I don't want people to think
that this is about replacing Rachal.
No one could ever replace her.
Okay, how do you think you got chosen for this?
Rachal likes my singing.
I don't know.
All right, makes sense.
Do you have anything else you wanna say to the world?
No, not really.
I do wanna say hi to my boyfriend though.
Hi, Eric.
You're crazy.
Oh, God.
I gotta represent, right?
I can't believe you, babe.
Hi, I'm Lawrence Mills reporting live from Hollywood.
It's been a rollercoaster of emotions this past week.
As fans are devastated by the news of Rachal Love
is battling cancer and will not be performing
at her highly anticipated concert extravaganza.
But already,
allegations are flying
that Rachal Love's camp is merely trying to avoid
an enormous loss by creating a publicity stunt
and hoping the public will fall for it.
Whether music fans who have already paid top dollar
will embrace this new unknown
is yet to be seen.
I'm Lawrence Mills reporting for Channel Eight News.
What a moron!
Seriously.
Why?
Well, because he hasn't even heard you sing.
Exactly.
It's not biggie.
He's already burying you.
It's fine.
- No it's not. - No it's not.
You didn't hear, man?
Hear what?
Winter.
What about Winter?
She's the one!
Rachal Love, she chose Winter.
Well, I guess I quit.
Obviously,
it's time for you to hit the big time.
I'm gonna miss this place.
I'll probably be back before you know it.
I doubt it.
Just give it your best shot.
No one doubts your talent.
You all right on money?
I got a little.
Here's a few hundred bucks
for whatever.
Harry, I don't know when I can pay that back.
Just makes us proud.
I'm coming.
You're home.
Wow, now this is a surprise.
Yeah.
What the hell are you doing here?
Come in.
Would you like water or water?
No, I'm fine, thanks.
You still got this thing, huh?
My 16th birthday.
You really caught me off guard with that one.
Still play it everyday.
You're gonna need a manager.
That's right, someone to steer the ship,
keep you off the rocks.
You hot?
I'm hot in here.
Yeah, it is hot in here, man.
Can you open a window maybe?
I cut my first record when I was 15 years old.
They found me singing on street corner in the Bronx
with a doo-wop group.
Yeah.
I recorded for Columbia.
I just couldn't find the song, you know?
I wasn't a writer then.
But you,
you're real.
Your words are real.
So were your words when you dumped me.
Look, I want to be there for you
so you don't mess up again.
You're like a daughter to me.
Is that right, Dad?
What is it that you want?
I wanna be your manager again.
This is hilarious.
I got one gig
and I don't even want it,
I don't even want this.
I doubt I'll make a career out of it,
so I don't even need a manager.
See, this is what I'm talking about, Winter.
I mean, why does your brilliance have to walk
hand-in-hand with your need to destroy yourself?
I hate the idea of fame.
I don't want it.
It means nothing and I already know that.
Well what the hell are we doing?
I loved having you manage me these years.
But it wasn't because I wanted to make it
or some bullshit.
What were we doing then?
Honestly, I just needed a real friend.
I don't care if you manage Nicole or whoever.
I mean, that was a mistake, okay?
Just go.
This is our chance together.
Just leave.
I don't have much more time, okay?
You don't have any time?
Is that the problem?
You're out of time?
So great to have these real friends.
These "there through thick and thin friend,"
just like my parents,
"Mr. and Mrs. there through thick and thin."
They didn't want me either.
Now I got the gig and everyone's my dad now?
You're my dad now?
You love me now?
"Get out of my studio, you worthless drunk.
"Don't you know this is a business?"
But now you're my parents?!
I had no parents and I don't want any now!
You never did nothing for me!
That's a lie!
It was all for you!
Oh, come on!
You hear me, Captain?!
Seventh drink on the floor
Seems I've done this all before
What happened?
You know, you totally blew me off today.
We were supposed to record, babe.
Jimmy and I had a little party.
So, you know then.
Know what?
He got your music to Rachal Love.
Who?
Jimmy.
This is all happening because of Jimmy.
Shit!
Don't you even try to lie
You'll become what you despise
Don't you even try to hide
Hey, Craig!
Is Jimmy here, have you seen him?
You just missed him.
Don't you ever come undone
Ever come undone
Don't you ever come undone
Or am I the only one
I can still remember every moment
So what do you think?
I think it was great.
It was a great take.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
It was wonderful.
I think it's one of the better songs you've written.
No, I think we wrote this together.
I love it.
Me too.
Let me take this call.
Okay.
I'll be right back, okay?
Whoa, where you going, man?
I need a drink.
Better make sure it's water.
Oh no!
Don't know why
The tears run away from me
I'm here, I'm here for you.
I know.
I know you're here for me.
I can see you really have my back, Jimmy.
I can't do this thing.
You gotta be thick-skinned in this business, baby.
The critics,
the press,
the fans,
they can be real cruel.
They don't realize you're just a human being
with real feelings and emotions.
They're right, though.
I'm nothing but a drunk
and I know it.
You're so much more than that.
Why does everyone think fame and fortune are so great?
I just want to drink my whiskey and sing my songs to no one.
Why can't they just leave me alone and let me do that?
You just don't realize who you are.
What am I?
You're an artist.
You are a beautiful artist.
You pick up the guitar.
You create your own music.
Your own lyric.
Your melody.
You help people forget their problems.
Their worries.
That's a gift, baby.
And you have the gift.
It comes through you.
I'm sorry, Jimmy.
I know you really want this.
You have to want it,
otherwise, it's not gonna happen.
Hold on.
It's Rachal.
Hi, Rachal.
Hey, Jimmy, how're you guys doing?
How'd my protg?
Oh, she's great.
Excellent.
Is she excited?
Are you kidding me?
She's over the moon.
I've never seen her look so happy.
Great, let me talk to her, put her on.
Hold on.
You know what, I think she just stepped out to get some tea.
This is ridiculous.
I am going to buy her a cellphone today.
Tell me about it.
I bought her one and she lost it in a couple of days.
Sounds like something I would do.
Well, when she gets back,
have her call me on your phone.
I want to invited her to dinner tomorrow night.
What time do you want us there?
Well, I was kinda hoping it would just be the two of us,
I hope that's all right?
Oh yeah, that's fine.
Okay, talk to you later.
She wants you to
I know, I heard.
Well,
this is crunch time.
What do you wanna do?
I can't.
I'm sorry, Jimmy.
I really wish I could be what you want me to be.
I'll tell her myself tomorrow.
I'm sure there are hundreds of talented singers
who are just dying to take my place.
It's no biggie.
No biggie?
No biggie.
Born in the city
Raised on rock 'n roll
Hit a ball through sewers
Catch it off the wall
I drove my momma crazy
I did what I was told
Born in the city
Raised on rock 'n roll
Come on in.
The press is coming down on her real hard.
You can't let her do this, man.
Yeah.
I think she actually wants this this time.
She's just afraid.
Imagine being her.
Like her childhood and all?
Yeah.
I mean, she never knew her mother or father.
She went from one orphanage to another.
She was on the streets when she was 15 years old.
How much can one little girl take?
She's all heart, man, you know that
and they're gonna love her, man.
Yeah, they're gonna love her.
And then they're gonna throw her away
and pick her back up again
and so on and so on until
You think it's easy living a life like that?
So just like that we're just gonna let her quit?
I was just over there, man.
She's curled up like a baby
with a bottle of whiskey in her hand.
I don't know how to reach her anymore.
I don't know what to say.
I mean, she's all tangled up in some kind of emotional mess.
I can't unravel it for her.
She needs like a mother or a father
or something, you know?
Like, some authoritative figure that's gonna
put her in check when she messes up, Jimmy,
and you're that guy.
You need to be that father that she's never had.
You know why I didn't have any kids?
I was selfish.
I didn't want the responsibility.
I would've made a lousy dad.
It's better than no one at all, right?
Help yourself to anything you want.
There's some snacks and stuff.
Thanks a lot.
Someday
When it's time
Somewhere they can't find
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Though I don't know where
Somewhere far from here
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Some day
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Some day
Gonna run away
Hey.
Why don't you just sit down right over here?
Hey everyone.
I'm sorry I'm on time.
Down right, right here
and
These guys are gonna leave pretty soon
and we're gonna gave a nice dinner, okay?
Max, come over here.
What the hell happened?
I don't know.
She drank all the whiskey.
I don't know.
So, Winter,
are you excited about doing the show?
You know, since you were on TV,
no one has returned the tickets,
which is kind of incredible.
Yeah.
I look forward to seeing it.
How are preparations going?
Huh?
I'm not gonna do the gig, you guys.
Lots of people are gonna be watching.
Yeah, me too.
Me too.
Winter, honey,
is this like a joke, you're kidding,
you're serious about this?
Nope, not a joke.
Well,
these guys are just gonna get going and
we're gonna have something to eat.
Sure, we're gonna get going.
Yeah.
Could I get a word with you real quick?
Sure.
You all right?
What the hell was that?!
She says she's not gonna do the gig.
I know, I'll handle it.
With all due respect, Rachal,
I don't think there's anything to handle.
We have to get a suitable replacement today.
Not yet, I'll handle it.
The show is in three weeks.
Do you have any idea how much money this thing has cost?
Her name's out there already.
And if you haven't noticed,
this whole thing is getting mixed reviews at best.
Mel, I said I'll handle it!
Is that clear?
I will let you know when I decide tomorrow.
But Rachal, why would we risk so much
for such a loser?
Wait outside, Mel.
Look, I'm just trying to be realistic here.
Thank you.
You wanted a carbon copy of you,
we sure got one, didn't we?
Yeah.
You pulled the same bit in 1975
before the Wembley concert.
I know, I'm sorry.
I am.
But she is the one, huh?
Yeah.
The universe is very mysterious.
It sends me, me.
What's your favorite word?
- Karma. - Karma.
Oh yes, it is "karma."
We are all victims
and benefactors of karma.
I always hated touring.
I was always miserable and sick.
I mean, even when I got successful
and I could fly first class
and stay in all the fancy hotels.
It is, it's miserable, I'm not gonna lie.
You know, people think that you're experiencing
this life of bliss
beyond their wildest dreams.
Oh, God, if only they knew.
Why would you do it then?
What's your favorite song of mine?
That's a tough question.
I love so many of your songs.
Depends on my mood, I guess.
I remember playing "Broken"
over and over again
when Jeremy Hansted broke up with me in the ninth grade.
I looped that song for weeks.
And I have to mention "Remember."
The lyrics to that song
are why I knew I wasn't alone.
It was like you understood
exactly what I felt.
Now I want you to image your life,
exactly the way it is right now
but without those songs.
I can't imagine that.
Your songs mean everything to me.
That's why the music is so magical.
Because it makes us feel alive.
It took me a long time to realize that.
Because I really felt like I was worthless and
But if I had chosen to hold back my music
from you,
I would've cheated you out of whatever it is
you took out of my songs.
Thank you.
For what?
For your music.
For being the soundtrack to my life.
You can thank me by taking that stage.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Look, the first number's really important.
You've gotta get them right away.
They're not gonna give you another chance, okay?
Then we'll build the set gradually.
Nothing left to worry about
I brought you here for one good reason.
You're gonna work out in the fresh air!
Just me by myself.
No, we're gonna watch you.
- Oh, you're gonna watch. - We're gonna watch you.
We want you to sprint down the beach.
Work it out by watching you work out.
Your support.
Gotta build up this diaphragm.
What does this have to do with singing at all?
It's got everything to do with singing.
You gotta build up your diaphragm.
You gotta build up your wind.
I feel like you're trying to torture me.
That's really what this is about, isn't it?
- No, no, no. - No.
No, we're not torturing anyone.
Now, you ready, on three?
One,
two,
go!
Saw you standing there
Looked into your eyes
Everything was there
Made me realize
I'm alive
Feeling everything
The way it's supposed to be
I'm alive
You make me feel how love is supposed to be
What love is supposed to be
What love is supposed to be
How bad is it?
As bad as it could be.
How long are they saying?
Is there any chance?
The cancer's spread all over her.
It's so bad they can't even treat her.
Two or three weeks, I don't know.
Jesus.
Ugh.
Where is she?
She's at home.
She didn't wanna die in a hospital.
She collapsed yesterday.
It's happening so fast.
Oh, God.
I'm sorry to be crass at a time like this, Skip,
but has Rachal signed all the papers yet?
Get out of this room.
Get out!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
With the gigantic concert one week away, how do you feel?
Great.
Jimmy, my manager, he's been working really hard with me.
So I feel like I'm training
for some championship or something.
Cut, okay great.
Strick it, let's set up for the next shot.
- Winter. - Thanks very much.
Thank you.
I need to talk to you.
Oh.
This is crazy, right?
Winter, Rachal's taken a turn for the worse.
She's not gonna make it.
That's impossible, I just saw her, she's fine.
She collapsed
and the cancer is spreading like wild fire.
All that money she has, the best doctors in the world.
They'll make her well.
No, they can't do anything for her now.
It's another day gone
It's just another morning
Should go on
Without me
But you should stop pretending
That there's a happy ending
And life is full of meaning
I'd rather go on dreaming
Pretty darn sweet.
Try another day
Try another day
You look good.
Whatever.
Try another day
You all right?
Oh, you're fine, stop joking.
How are you?
Hi, you have a visitor.
Oh, I'm so glad you're here.
How are you?
I'm dying, how are you?
Oh, I'm fine.
Can I get you anything?
Yeah.
A pen and some paper.
Yeah.
Do you have a pad or a piece of paper, please?
I want you to take this down.
It's a goodbye letter to the fans.
I'll make sure they get it.
Okay.
Oh.
This is hard.
I want to thank you all
for making my life so
wonderful.
Yeah, this dying thing, you know,
it's not so bad.
Maybe it's better than this living thing.
I'll let you know.
Do that.
Oh, I will.
I love you, Skippy, I really do.
I love you.
Will you do something for me?
Absolutely anything.
Look after Winter.
Take care of her like you always,
you always took care of me.
She's covered.
Come in.
Wait a second, tell them to wait.
Okay, hold it a minute, please.
Wait a second.
What do you wanna do?
- Help me. - Oh yeah, come on.
Come on, honey.
Yeah, here.
All right?
Yeah.
Okay.
Could you just?
Do I look okay?
You're beautiful, okay?
- I'm ready, yes. - Okay.
Okay.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, baby.
You look beautiful.
You got butterflies?
More like angry vultures.
Yeah, they'll go away as soon as you get on that stage.
I always found that so strange.
Sit down.
I wanna thank you.
For what?
For doing this for me.
It means more to me than you could possibly know.
And
I want you to always remember what I told you.
That
music doesn't belong to us.
It's all for them.
You remember?
I'll remember.
Promise?
Go out on that stage
and you give them everything.
Okay?
I will.
I know you will.
Will you come back after the show?
I'll come right after.
Okay.
I'd like that.
Maybe we'll sing some songs.
Huh?
Yeah.
Go on, then.
Winter, we have to go.
Oh.
Bless you, sweetie.
Wow.
It's okay.
Thank you.
Oh.
Love you.
You're too sweet.
Bye, babies, bye.
Come back.
I'm so tired. - Yeah.
Help me lay down.
Yeah, you just rest.
Here, you lye down.
I can't.
Yeah, all right?
Yeah.
There you go.
Okay, here.
All right, just lye down.
Oh.
I just need to shut my eyes for a second.
Yeah, just take a little rest, okay?
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah, I'll just rest.
Rach?
Rachal?
I'll see you soon, kid.
Cold.
It's all right now.
Oh, God.
Your hair and makeup looks great.
Huh?
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
They did a great job.
Mm-hmm.
These lashes.
How're you feeling?
Huh?
I don't know.
Like a gladiator about to face the lions.
Come in.
Sorry, Miss Rose, but there's someone here
who wants to see you.
Now?
No, no, she can't see anyone now, Sam.
She says she's Winter's mother.
Her mother?
Oh, man.
They're gonna come out of the woodwork now.
Do you want me to get rid of her?
Yeah.
Let her in.
Yes, ma'am.
Wow.
You're beautiful.
I'm so sorry.
There seriously hasn't been one day
that I haven't regretted
what I did, I was only 13 years old.
I had no idea what was happening to me.
And I couldn't, I couldn't feed myself,
let alone have a brand new baby girl.
And so I left you on the church.
So I had no choice.
I regretted that
my entire life, my entire life.
It's the biggest mistake I've ever made.
I'm sorry.
I didn't want you to cry.
I should probably go.
I just wanted to come and wish you well and watch you sing
and see
you.
Have a good show. - Wait.
Oh, God.
Please forgive me, I know you probably can't forgive me.
It's time.
All right, you guys ready?
We've got two minutes to go.
Okay, okay, standing by, everybody, standing by.
Listen, monitor in?
Yeah, I got 'em.
Okay, just relax.
Go out there and just do what comes natural.
And remember,
don't wind yourself
and communicate with the melody man.
- Okay. - I'm sure he knows
what you need in the mix, it's up to you, okay?
Okay.
This is your time, baby.
I love you.
Are you ready to take your turn?
Let's do this.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement to make.
Rachal Love has passed away.
She has written a letter to you,
all of her fans,
and she asked me to read it to you.
"I want to thank you all for making my life"
So wonderful.
Every,
every letter
and every present,
everything you've done for me has
enriched my life beyond measure.
I want
to give you all a present from me.
Winter Rose. - "Winter Rose.
"She will sing for you now in my
"In my absence.
"Please be kind to her."
Please, be kind to her.
"She is a fragile and delicate creature."
She's a fragile and delicate creature
who feels life so deeply,
just as I always did.
"I know that you all will fall in love with her,
"just as I did.
"Until we meet again,
"Love, Rachal."
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
may I present to you,
Winter Rose.
Oooooo
Oooooooo
Oooooo
Oooooooo
Oooooo
Oooooo
I can still remember all the winters
And the freezing tears
That'd fallen
Couldn't find the way in the winter
When the day was lost
Like summer in the sun
Like a flicker, love comes
To save me
I opened up my eyes
And I realized
That all is meant to be
The storm's
Blown away
All my life
In the rain
And I don't care
What used to be
The water's washed over me
I can still remember every moment
That I wondered why
This rain
Couldn't see the way in the winter
When the day was black
Send summer and spring
Sprinkle light on everything
And choke me
Seasons in the rain will blossom and say
That all
Is meant to be
The storm's
Blown away
All my life in the rain
And I don't care what used to be
The water's washed over me
And now
The storm's
Blown away
All my life
In the waves
And I don't care
What used to be
The water's washed over me
The storm's
Blown away
I can still remember all the winters
In the freezing tears that fall
Couldn't find the way in the winter
When the day was lost
Like summer in the sun
Like a flicker, love comes
To save me
I opened up my eyes and I realized
That all
Is meant to be
I can still remember every moment
That I wondered why
I can see the way in the winter
When the day was black
Send summer and spring, sprinkle light on everything
And choke me
The storm's
Blown away
Oh, oh, oh
It's meant to be
If the road was followed
Leads to no tomorrow
What's the point of trying to
Run away
If the things we run from
Wait for us in days to come
Guess there's no escaping
The dues you pay
And the road is never easy
No one knows what's behind
The next bend
I don't mind if I
Never find my way home
If you're with me on the road
If the road was followed
Leaves us cold and hollow
Who can say tomorrow
Tomorrow's needs
If the dreams we run to
Never seem to come true
Maybe we're just chasing
The wrong dreams
And the road is never easy
No one knows what's behind
The next bend
I don't mind if I
Never find my way home
If you're with me on the road
I don't mind if I
Don't ride and we
Never find what we
Want to be
I don't care if I
Go nowhere if I
Had you to share
What we taste on the way
I don't mind if I
Never find
And I
I leave behind all the
Wasted days
And I don't care if I
I don't know where if I
I had you there with me
All the way
Down the road it's never easy
No one knows what's behind
The next bend
I don't mind if I
Never find my way home
If you're with me on the road
Oh my Lord.
Some
Day
This will fade away
And I will touch you in the morning
And you'll
See
The flower that was me
Breaking through the snow
Of winter
And we won't remember
The blackest December
And your
Light
Will chase away the night
And around me
Will blossom
Some
Day
This will fade away
Ouch.
Nice.
That sucked.
Thought I'd try to find you
But I don't where you are
- What's up, Pedro? - Hey, Winter.
How're you doing?
Good, how are you?
Good, that's gonna be $6.98.
How about we put it on the tab?
No, no, no, we can't do that.
Come on, what tab is this? - Just this last time.
I'm coulda just let you stoke your tissues and steal it.
Do you wanna be a thief?
This is the last time, Winter.
I'm serious.
You are a good man.
Don't let anyone tell you different.
She had to call
Badass bitch
Badass bitch
Badass
I'm a badass bitch turning trick
Okay.
I can tell by my years of bartending,
you're gonna graduate
to doubles and shots pretty soon, baby.
Whatever.
So what shall I have?
I guess it's in with the job.
How about a vodka?
Vodka.
Yeah.
What do you got?
What kind?
Well, we got
Give me the good stuff.
Yeah, give me the good stuff too, Willy.
Put this one on me, Willy.
Thank you so much.
What a gentleman.
My liver and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
You know what, Winter?
It's been a long time.
It has been a long time.
Mm-hmm.
Henry.
I remember you.
So what's a guy gotta do to get a lap dance around here?
20 bucks, can you come up with it?
I think I can handle it.
Okay, let's go.
Oopsie daisy.
I think she's done for the night.
You keep the rest of that hundred I gave you
and give it to her.
I'm sure she needs it much more than I do.
She hides alone without you
Hey, baby.
You can not reach her now
You okay, you wanna go lay down?
She sang a song about you
All right, I got a kinda stupid joke.
It's really stupid but,
and it's totally off subject but,
anyway,
there's
these blue parties and
You know, you can dress up in blue or whatever.
You can dress up green with envy or whatever.
Stay away from this piano!
You've got chores to do!
I'll be back to tell you
She waited for the tide to turn
She won't be back to meet you
She wanted all along to reach you
Won't be back again
Jimmy, what the hell's going on, man?
I can't find Winter!
Well I got everybody standing around.
What do you want me to do, man?!
I'm just trying to make everything work here.
What's going on?
Let me talk to him.
Hey, Barry, thanks man, that was great.
Listen.
Oi.
I got a problem, man, the girl's a no-show.
I gonna have to call and reschedule, I'm sorry.
Really.
We still gonna get paid?
Hey, come on, you didn't lay down any notes.
Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Don't "hey" me, Barry!
I thought I just heard you say we're not getting paid.
I didn't say that!
I said you get paid when you lay down some notes, man.
Jimmy, I laid down my notes, I laid down these drums.
I laid down my time, okay?
He laid down his time.
All right, you know what I'm dealing with here?
A hundred dollars a man.
I gotta get paid, all right?
This is bullshit!
Don't "bullshit" me, man!
- Get out of my face! - I don't wanna hear that!
- Get out of my face! - I don't wanna hear
that bullshit from you!
You're treading a line right now.
We had a deal, man!
You wanna do something right here?
- All right, listen to me! - Huh?!
Listen to me!
You're fine, man, big man, all right?
But just don't call me again or Spider, all right?
Don't call us again. - What do I owe you?
Two hundred?
- Keep your money. - A hundred a man?
- Keep your money. - Here.
Thanks for coming in, man.
Hey, I should be your manager.
I know you're unhappy
I know you feel sad
I know you were hoping
Things would go better this time
I know you're unhappy
I know that you cry
I know that you told me
It's over before it begins
Hey, Eric,
I didn't know you were working tonight.
Yep.
So, you get any of those boomers in yet?
No, you know what, they sell out so fast.
Yeah, now that you showed me those boomers
I can't use anything else.
See, the problem is I've been waiting to record a song
and I wanted to use those boomers.
Just like the normal ones sound so dark and dull to me now.
And they only last like two days.
I think we get some in on Friday.
Oh, Friday.
Yeah.
Do you maybe have any singles?
Nope, don't.
I need a G string and specific.
Don't be like Mike and tell me the bikini shop
is around the corner. - Hey!
Winter!
How are you?
Don't tell me you're looking for another G string again.
Listen, you could use my dressing room in the back.
It's always available for you.
She's the only person I know who uses a G string
in both of her careers.
Ha, ha, ha, very funny.
Did you stay up all night to come up with that one?
Well, you oughta know.
We spent the whole night together, didn't we?
You wish, Mike.
What're you doing,
standing there with your gums and your face?
Go in the back and unload the truck.
Those amps and drum sets came in.
Give them a hand.
I'll see you later, Mike.
Hey,
Winter.
Have yourself a good day now, huh?
Don't blame the world
Because they
Didn't mean to betray you
Don't blame the world
Because they
Didn't mean to betray
All her hopes and all she wanted
Standing out on the ledge
All her hopes and all she wanted
Looking over the edge
Someone
Tell her
It's too late because she's
Waiting for the tide to take her
What's going on?
What the hell happened to you last night?!
Huh?!
I had the whole band waiting for you!
And you're a no-show!
That cost me a lot of money and for nothing!
What's up with you?
What's the problem all of a sudden, Jimmy?
I'm just a little late.
Three hours late and you're the problem!
I'm running a business!
I just can't keep pouring time and money into you
if you're just gonna screw it up!
Sweetie, take 10, will you?
Get yourself some tea
for your throat.
No, I'm just starting to get into it, please.
Just give me five minutes, will you?
All right, I guess that's why they call you the captain.
How much have you had to drink today?
Nothing.
That's a lie.
I can smell the whiskey from here.
You're pickled in it!
What is the problem all of a sudden, Jimmy?
Find yourself another manager, okay?
That's it.
End of story.
You know, you got talent.
Real talent, I'll give you that
and the looks to go with it.
But you know what?
It's not gonna last, the way you're abusing yourself.
Jimmy, I can quit the drinking anytime, you know that.
Why should I?
Yeah, why should you?!
Go ahead!
Drink up!
Destroy yourself!
Destroy your voice, your looks, I don't care anymore!
Okay, do you get it?
Jimmy.
My new song, it's my best song I think.
I'm sorry about last night.
I just
I feel asleep, you know?
I can't do it anymore.
I can't.
More.
More, more, more.
Buy a drink.
Champagne, champagne, champagne.
Aren't you drinking too?
What happened last night?
It was really, really slow,
like there were two customers the whole night.
Didn't I tell you I can't have you passing out here
in front of the customers?
I didn't mean to.
The guy bought me vodka.
You know I'm a whiskey drinker.
And besides, I do better when I'm a little loose.
Give me that thing!
What're you doing walking around with that?
Look, I don't care.
I don't care.
I let you come here and drink and have fun
and this is how you thank me?
By making me look bad in front of the customers?
Anyone else woulda fired you
the first time you passed out on the job.
Look, I don't care if you get a little bit loose.
Hell, I don't even care if you get semi-shitfaced.
Just don't pass out on the job.
That's all I ask.
Don't pass out.
You got it, sweetie?
So tell me, what's next for Rachal Love?
Is it true that you're gonna be leaving the live stage?
Are you gonna think about retiring?
Actually, yes I am.
My last album just did better than I ever
possibly could've imagined
and the tour has just been wonderful and
I figure I deserve a break, you know?
I think it's time to relax a little bit.
Except for my farewell concert.
Except for that.
Well tell us about it.
What can you tell me about this farewell performance?
Well, I don't know.
Intimacy, I guess.
Well, I'm being told and I understand that
it's going to set a world record
for the biggest pay-per-view audience.
I mean, that's hardly intimate.
Oh.
You know, that's just hard to get my mind around.
You seem to be uncomfortable with that.
Well, when I think of my beginnings,
I will
I'll always be that confused girl
whose life was saved by her guitar
and her voice.
And a notebook to spill her guts out onto.
Thank you for your time today.
Thank you very much.
All right.
Tell us what our options are.
Well,
I can tell you that just canceling
would mean a tremendous loss.
So we're putting a postponement on the table?
How long are we talking about here?
Well the doctors have made it very clear.
We have to start aggressive treatment immediately
because this thing can't be allowed to spread.
You're saying there's absolutely no way
to turn this around?
No, it's too late.
We have a production paid for, Rachal.
Yeah, I'm afraid this is beyond our control.
We have to cancel and that's that.
Wait a minute, the show's right around the corner here.
As I might say, you look very healthy and radiant.
You listen to me, you little shit.
This may be a killing to you but to us,
it's just another show and nothing
gets in the way of her!
Nothing comes before her or her well-being.
Am I making myself clear, you freaking leach?
Skip, he's just doing his job.
Hey, I'm sorry, man.
I think I've been misunderstood here, clearly.
I just want Miss Love to do whatever she wants to do.
What is it you want to do, honey?
Really, what do you wanna do?
Everything's booked, right?
Yes.
So why don't we turn this into an opportunity
and make someone's dream come true?
Find someone that is truly magical,
someone that the audience will grow to love.
Almost like a gift from me to my fans.
Who?
We'll find her.
Yeah, we can make this a competition.
Thee things are huge right now.
Yeah, and the winner will perform in my place.
I don't think another artist alive could pull this off
but with your fans and the backstory
and you personally endorsing the artist, the newcomer,
as a continuation of your legacy,
that would work.
All right, you heard the lady.
Let's make it happen.
I was amazed at something I read
So much for miracles
So much for faith
Here you go, honey.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
Thanks a lot for not passing on the job last week.
You're a good girl after all.
So much for promises
So much for us
So much for everything
Shut up!
Reports regarding the details
but it appears that the legendary singer, Rachal Love,
has been diagnosed with cancer.
There's an official report stating that Rachal Love
will personally launch a worldwide search
for an unknown female singer. - Put the game back on!
Wait a minute, wait a minute!
Pass on the torch, as she puts it,
to perform in her stead at the massive show,
which was to act as her farewell concert.
All this in keeping with Rachal Love's
well earned reputation as an outspoken champion
of the underprivileged throughout her long
and legendary career.
The show, which is only a month away,
will be the most widely viewed musical event in history.
Wow, can you imagine this all for
an unknown female singer.
Send in your submissions, girls.
This is Anastasia Collins reporting live from Hollywood.
There it is, man.
This is it, this is your chance.
This is gonna be your break.
If anybody in this entire world could carry the torch
it'd be you.
It's a joke.
No one could ever replace Rachal Love.
And music should not be about competition,
it's not boxing or something.
Can you imagine the pressure of that?
Your first gig, ever,
in front of the entire world
and immediately they're comparing you to Rachal Love.
What a nightmare.
Eric!
Show Winter some of your tracks.
Come on.
Just
use your charm,
just, just, just get up there, come on.
You look good, you look good, let me see you.
Come on, cheer up, go up there.
Just tell him you,
just tell him you really need help with your music.
Come on.
Come on!
Come on!
That's my girl.
Hey, Eric.
Guess who.
Sorry for just stopping by.
He hates me.
No, he's just a little bit of a loner.
Go.
She lives in corners
She hides in corners
Oh wow, you have Pro Tools.
Yeah.
It's like your own little personal recording system there.
You steal it?
You know, singing's the only thing
I'm remotely good at.
I doubt I'll do anything with it, you know?
Especially since my manager just dumped me.
And I supposed I'm a little
A little what?
Self destructive.
Hmmm.
I guess I can't really blame Jimmy for getting sick of me.
Some people think I drink too much
but I don't.
I can quit whenever I want.
Don't you wanna sing your words to everybody
and be in the limelight or anything like that?
No, not really.
I just wanna be able to write my lyrics and sing my songs.
I love listening back to the music when I'm done recording.
You know,
my foster mom used to sing to me.
It's like my first memory I ever had of her.
I was like four when she died.
So that's like the only memory I have.
And then I went from orphanage to orphanage
and foster home to foster home
and then finally I just ran away.
I never met my real mom or dad.
Sorry, Winter, I didn't know that.
I'm well adjusted now.
It's all good.
Well, I'm working on this song,
it's actually supposed to be a duet.
It's kinda like one verse is like the male
and then the next one's a female thing.
You're so fancy.
I don't have these.
No?
I stole them, so.
You stole them?
Some people are just different, you know?
I guess.
You're definitely different.
Unique.
I suppose.
In a good way, I mean.
Yeah?
Yeah.
I think it's cool to be different.
Thanks for walking me home, by the way.
Very cool of you.
Here we are, home sweet home.
Come in.
Winter, no, I should
Just for a little bit.
You know what, Winter, it's getting late.
I wanna show you my guitar.
I mean, I can play you a song.
Try to play you a song.
Come on.
Don't worry, I won't rape you.
In here.
It's where I store all of my ideas.
I remember when I sold you that.
I know, that's why I bought it.
You said it was the best one.
Well it used to be.
Well, Winter, I gotta go.
I gotta take off.
Why?
Tired.
I gotta open the music store in the morning.
You're a musician.
You've got an excuse, you'll be late.
You'll be late.
It's a music store, it's a job kind of thing, you know?
What's the problem?
I know my place is kind of a dive.
No, it's nice.
Oh, it's hot.
It is hot in here.
This thing, it never works.
I have the same one and mine broke too.
Cooling unit I had for a week and then it just stopped.
Wow.
You know what this is?
What is that?
It's a baby bracelet.
This was yours, like this fit on you?
Mm-hmm.
It's so little.
I know.
They found it on me when I was left at the church.
Wow.
I know.
It's the only thing I have from my real parents.
I gotta go, Winter, I gotta go.
I
I really wish you'd stay just a little longer.
You have the prettiest eyes.
So handsome.
Oh, jeez.
Oh, man.
Oh, shit.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Sit down. - Yeah.
Sit down.
I'm okay.
Not unexpectedly,
we got a mountain of digital submissions
and unfortunately we can't go through all of them.
There just ain't no justice in this world, is there Skip?
But I've made it easier for you I think
because I've gotten the A&R staff at the label
to help you whittle it down
and we're gonna meeting with a lot of new girls too.
The universe will send the right one to me.
You'll see.
The right one shall find her way.
But remember what I said,
she has to live the words she's singing.
It's got to move me.
I know what you're looking for.
- I bet you do. - A younger you, basically.
You know, I should've been the singer around here.
I told you so.
With my beautiful voice.
It all sends so soon, doesn't it?
You know,
it seems like yesterday
when I walked into that dive, Cassidy's,
and you were drunk as a skunk
and you were singing your heart out.
You were such a diva.
It smelled like piss in there.
What kind of diva is that?
Only three or four people in there, I think,
but I had never heard anybody sing like that
before or since, never, never.
Hey, you feel well enough to take a look
at some of these new submissions?
- Yes. - Okay.
Let's do it.
Okay.
How did you find me?
Oh, you know,
I would've called but you wouldn't have answered,
so I found you, can I come in?
No, I don't do that anymore.
I know.
That's not why I'm here.
I'm here because I wanted to see you.
The way you left was like, I don't know,
not very
How can I put it,
it sucked, okay?
I'm late for work, I've gotta go.
All right, listen,
I now that you probably have some mixed emotions
about the time we spent together
but I just want you to know that I'm here for you.
And I to great effort to try to find you
and I traveled a considerable distance
because Malibu Canyon was really backed up for like hours.
I think someone hit a deer or something up there.
Come on, let me in.
All right but just for a minute.
What's the rent here?
The rent, the utilities and every,
I guess those probably are included.
What do you say that we take care of that, okay,
and we close this place out
and we put out any fires that need putting out?
Is, actually, is anything on fire here?
Please, I don't want your money.
Why?
I mean,
listen, there's no strings attached her, okay?
I don't want anything for it.
I'm gonna leave this here and it's not gonna leave with me.
Okay?
I don't want anything for it.
I just wanna take care of you.
I just wanna make sure that you're not worried about
Look, I'm already late for work, so.
Really?
That's great.
What are they
Whatever they're paying you, I'll triple it
- Triple it? - And we get in a chopper
and we go to Catalina.
What'd I say, triple it?
I meant quadruple
and we'll be having smurf 'n turf up at the,
that place, remember when we were there,
we were up in the botanic gardens, we were smoking.
You really need to leave.
Take your money, I don't wanna it, just go.
Honey,
is there any way
that you would believe me?
I don't know how to do this.
I never said this, okay?
I love you.
Is that it?
It's that simple, right?
I love you, I love you.
I don't care who hears it.
I love you!
Hey.
Eric.
Preston.
Preston, nice to meet you.
Hey, can you just take your money and get out of here, man?
Yeah.
Appreciate it.
So what's going on, Winter?
It's not what you think, okay?
Look, Eric, I have done some things in my past
that I am not proud of, okay?
But things are different now.
I had no choice back then.
No choice at all.
Winter, you know, it's exactly what I think, first of all,
and who was that guy?
He's just an old, old friend.
Yeah?
An old friend with a bunch of money
sitting on the couch right next to you, huh?
Please, don't be mad at me.
By anyways, what have you been up to?
Tell me, tell me.
Ugh, I'm just listening to endless submissions, as usual.
Anything good?
Any promising candidates?
No, not yet.
But the right one will come.
La, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la
La, la, la
La, la
Very pretty.
Thank you.
Very nice.
You and the song.
Oh, thank you.
Found a letter by our bed
To me
And
In peculiar handwriting
Endlessly I sit and read
She's good, she's good.
Told you, huh?
I'm swallowing my tears
Tears in my eyes
Pain in my soul
She's not the one.
What?
- No, she's a good singer. - Why?
She's a good singer, no doubt.
She's in tune, she has a pleasant tone,
she's pleasant to look at.
But
But what?
She hasn't lived the words she's singing.
She's like a parrot.
Repeating back what she's hearing.
I mean, perfectly.
But like a parrot, she has no idea what the words mean.
I'm sorry.
I bet she doesn't even write her own lyrics.
I don't know.
I'm sorry.
All right, okay.
I am, baby.
No.
Actually not.
Not good.
No.
Yeah, look, I get the feeling like we're settlers, you know,
and the Indians are riding around our wagons.
We have to do something and we have to do it quickly.
Yeah.
Yeah, she exists, I don't know where
but she exists.
Listen, you've gotta stop sending me parrots.
Parrots.
Parrots, people who are just doing the words
like they heard them.
You gotta find me somebody
who writes their own lyrics, okay?
And right away!
Okay, tell me, what is the last possible moment?
I'm afraid that moment's already come and gone, Skip.
And if I found a reason
Just one thing that rang true
I'd cherish it forever
The way I cherish you
Blue
I'm
Blue
I am
So blue
Without you
Gonna run
Gonna run
Gonna run
Back to you
Gonna run
I'll be waiting for you
Gonna run
I'll be waiting for you
Till you calm down and run
Back to you
All right, I'll drive over
and I'll tell her in person, okay?
Can I take that as an official abort mission?
Yes.
Hello.
Hellooooooo
Hey.
What's the matter with you?
This song I've been listening to.
Oh, it's incredibly moving.
Oh.
Oh.
This girl.
Bring her to me.
I want to meet her.
Winter Rose.
Now that's a name.
I don't mind
- Hey, you. - Hey.
Yes.
There you go.
Whoa.
Didn't realize everything still smells like whiskey.
That's rock 'n roll, baby.
So where's the boss?
He's in there.
Think about our sunny day
That Nicole girl?
Yeah.
Well I guess I was out of my mind
Hey, there.
Hey.
Ever think about getting a cellphone?
Yeah, I think about getting a lot of things,
like a new mic, for example.
Well, I'm not sure why, exactly,
but Keith Rosen asked me to ask you
to come into his office.
Me?
What for?
I don't know, probably needs backup singers
for one of his big acts or something.
Yeah, probably.
Well dude's got deep connections.
And you think that you know
You're such a fuss
But if you all didn't know
You couldn't save
And I just can't recall
The breaking up
Somewhere we could run
Somewhere we could fly, fly, fly
Away, away, away
There must be
Somewhere we could run
I'm here to see Keith Rosen.
Yeah, Winter.
That's a beautiful name.
Yeah, Winter's here.
Very funny.
It's a beautiful name,
you're gonna have some fun with that one.
Go on in, it's the first door on your left.
Such a blur
Must be her, come in.
Well, we'll see what's what.
Hello, Winter.
Keith Rosen.
Hello.
Hello, Winter, Winter, have a seat.
Right now, you are number one on the list
of people that Rachal wants to meet.
Oh, wow.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, just hold on a minute.
I don't mean to sound ungrateful but I can't do this.
Don't you dream of being a big star?
Why don't you just meet with Rachal?
When?
What are you doing right now?
Yeah, no, I'm hanging in there.
It's been a long, a long journey finding "the one,"
but I think maybe we've done it.
Yeah, actually I'm waiting for them to arrive.
Hey, Rach, we're home.
Oh, they're here.
Come in, come in.
Listen, I gotta get going.
Call me when you land.
It'd be lovely to see you.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah, bye, bye.
Rachal Love, I'd like to present Winter Rose.
Hello, welcome, I'm Rachal.
I know.
You are my idol.
Well, I've heard your voice, I've heard your words
and now you are my idol.
I can't believe you just said that.
Get used to it.
You're gonna hear a whole lot of people saying that.
- Rachal just left us. - Yeah.
Come on.
Honey, I got some calls to make.
I'll be in the guest house.
Okay, baby.
Sit down, make yourself comfortable.
Oh, I can't believe I'm here, this is just crazy.
Can I get you a drink?
You got any whiskey?
Whiskey?
I was thinking more along the lines of soda, water,
a nice cup of tea.
Oh.
No, I'm cool.
Whiskey, huh?
I used to drink whiskey.
That was drink when I drank.
Now I don't.
Yeah, it kinda gets right to the point, you know?
Yeah, that it does.
Let me get right to the point.
I'm in a terrible jam
and I have a huge concert coming up.
I need someone to take over for me.
You're gonna be fine though, right?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
I'm gonna be fine.
Just need a little time.
Listen, why don't we go to the other room?
Here, sit down.
Grab a guitar.
Will you sing for me?
Oh.
If you really want me to.
Please.
Some
Day
This will fade away
And I'll meet you in the morning
And I'll be
So much more than me
Like a flower that has blossomed
That sucked.
I could listen to you all day.
So, have you picked your successor yet?
Yes, I have.
You are.
You are my idol.
I love you so much.
But I am not the person you're looking for.
I don't know who submitted my music
but I don't wanna be famous.
I just love to sing.
Keeps me alive.
I know.
That's exactly why you're the one.
You know my story, I mean, my real story.
Not the one from the tabloids and the papers.
No.
Well,
my parents
They didn't want me.
So I ended up with my grandparents
for about a month.
They couldn't afford to keep me.
When I as about four,
I ended up in the system.
The system?
I ran away from the system when I was 15.
You're kidding me.
No.
Wow.
The universe is an amazing thing.
We are soul sisters.
When I was in the orphanage,
I used to cry myself to sleep every single night.
I just couldn't understand
why my parents didn't want me anymore.
That is when I started singing.
I used to sing myself to sleep every night.
It was a lot easier than crying.
Then
Skip
walked into my life
and the dive bar that I was singing.
Yeah, he had a lot of connections.
He was a big talker and
I just, I knew this man
could make me a star.
But that is not what I wanted.
So I told him to just leave me alone.
Go away.
Skip showed me something
that I wasn't able to see by myself.
Something that
changed everything.
The music doesn't belong to you,
it doesn't come form you.
It isn't ours.
This gift, this thing that you have,
doesn't belong to you.
It belongs
to them, to all of them.
They need to hear the music just as much as you and I
need to sing it.
To stay alive.
That is why it must be shared.
Will you
do this,
will you do this for me?
Will you do this for them?
Well, Rachal, after thousands of applicants,
it looks like you finally picked your successor.
What can you tell us about her?
Her name is Winter Rose
and she is magical.
She's the one.
Well, when do we get to hear this "magical" girl sing?
I'm afraid you're gonna have to wait
till the concert for that.
So, for being a total unknown
to playing in front of the whole world
for you very first concert.
I mean, how does that make you feel?
Well,
I don't want people to think
that this is about replacing Rachal.
No one could ever replace her.
Okay, how do you think you got chosen for this?
Rachal likes my singing.
I don't know.
All right, makes sense.
Do you have anything else you wanna say to the world?
No, not really.
I do wanna say hi to my boyfriend though.
Hi, Eric.
You're crazy.
Oh, God.
I gotta represent, right?
I can't believe you, babe.
Hi, I'm Lawrence Mills reporting live from Hollywood.
It's been a rollercoaster of emotions this past week.
As fans are devastated by the news of Rachal Love
is battling cancer and will not be performing
at her highly anticipated concert extravaganza.
But already,
allegations are flying
that Rachal Love's camp is merely trying to avoid
an enormous loss by creating a publicity stunt
and hoping the public will fall for it.
Whether music fans who have already paid top dollar
will embrace this new unknown
is yet to be seen.
I'm Lawrence Mills reporting for Channel Eight News.
What a moron!
Seriously.
Why?
Well, because he hasn't even heard you sing.
Exactly.
It's not biggie.
He's already burying you.
It's fine.
- No it's not. - No it's not.
You didn't hear, man?
Hear what?
Winter.
What about Winter?
She's the one!
Rachal Love, she chose Winter.
Well, I guess I quit.
Obviously,
it's time for you to hit the big time.
I'm gonna miss this place.
I'll probably be back before you know it.
I doubt it.
Just give it your best shot.
No one doubts your talent.
You all right on money?
I got a little.
Here's a few hundred bucks
for whatever.
Harry, I don't know when I can pay that back.
Just makes us proud.
I'm coming.
You're home.
Wow, now this is a surprise.
Yeah.
What the hell are you doing here?
Come in.
Would you like water or water?
No, I'm fine, thanks.
You still got this thing, huh?
My 16th birthday.
You really caught me off guard with that one.
Still play it everyday.
You're gonna need a manager.
That's right, someone to steer the ship,
keep you off the rocks.
You hot?
I'm hot in here.
Yeah, it is hot in here, man.
Can you open a window maybe?
I cut my first record when I was 15 years old.
They found me singing on street corner in the Bronx
with a doo-wop group.
Yeah.
I recorded for Columbia.
I just couldn't find the song, you know?
I wasn't a writer then.
But you,
you're real.
Your words are real.
So were your words when you dumped me.
Look, I want to be there for you
so you don't mess up again.
You're like a daughter to me.
Is that right, Dad?
What is it that you want?
I wanna be your manager again.
This is hilarious.
I got one gig
and I don't even want it,
I don't even want this.
I doubt I'll make a career out of it,
so I don't even need a manager.
See, this is what I'm talking about, Winter.
I mean, why does your brilliance have to walk
hand-in-hand with your need to destroy yourself?
I hate the idea of fame.
I don't want it.
It means nothing and I already know that.
Well what the hell are we doing?
I loved having you manage me these years.
But it wasn't because I wanted to make it
or some bullshit.
What were we doing then?
Honestly, I just needed a real friend.
I don't care if you manage Nicole or whoever.
I mean, that was a mistake, okay?
Just go.
This is our chance together.
Just leave.
I don't have much more time, okay?
You don't have any time?
Is that the problem?
You're out of time?
So great to have these real friends.
These "there through thick and thin friend,"
just like my parents,
"Mr. and Mrs. there through thick and thin."
They didn't want me either.
Now I got the gig and everyone's my dad now?
You're my dad now?
You love me now?
"Get out of my studio, you worthless drunk.
"Don't you know this is a business?"
But now you're my parents?!
I had no parents and I don't want any now!
You never did nothing for me!
That's a lie!
It was all for you!
Oh, come on!
You hear me, Captain?!
Seventh drink on the floor
Seems I've done this all before
What happened?
You know, you totally blew me off today.
We were supposed to record, babe.
Jimmy and I had a little party.
So, you know then.
Know what?
He got your music to Rachal Love.
Who?
Jimmy.
This is all happening because of Jimmy.
Shit!
Don't you even try to lie
You'll become what you despise
Don't you even try to hide
Hey, Craig!
Is Jimmy here, have you seen him?
You just missed him.
Don't you ever come undone
Ever come undone
Don't you ever come undone
Or am I the only one
I can still remember every moment
So what do you think?
I think it was great.
It was a great take.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
It was wonderful.
I think it's one of the better songs you've written.
No, I think we wrote this together.
I love it.
Me too.
Let me take this call.
Okay.
I'll be right back, okay?
Whoa, where you going, man?
I need a drink.
Better make sure it's water.
Oh no!
Don't know why
The tears run away from me
I'm here, I'm here for you.
I know.
I know you're here for me.
I can see you really have my back, Jimmy.
I can't do this thing.
You gotta be thick-skinned in this business, baby.
The critics,
the press,
the fans,
they can be real cruel.
They don't realize you're just a human being
with real feelings and emotions.
They're right, though.
I'm nothing but a drunk
and I know it.
You're so much more than that.
Why does everyone think fame and fortune are so great?
I just want to drink my whiskey and sing my songs to no one.
Why can't they just leave me alone and let me do that?
You just don't realize who you are.
What am I?
You're an artist.
You are a beautiful artist.
You pick up the guitar.
You create your own music.
Your own lyric.
Your melody.
You help people forget their problems.
Their worries.
That's a gift, baby.
And you have the gift.
It comes through you.
I'm sorry, Jimmy.
I know you really want this.
You have to want it,
otherwise, it's not gonna happen.
Hold on.
It's Rachal.
Hi, Rachal.
Hey, Jimmy, how're you guys doing?
How'd my protg?
Oh, she's great.
Excellent.
Is she excited?
Are you kidding me?
She's over the moon.
I've never seen her look so happy.
Great, let me talk to her, put her on.
Hold on.
You know what, I think she just stepped out to get some tea.
This is ridiculous.
I am going to buy her a cellphone today.
Tell me about it.
I bought her one and she lost it in a couple of days.
Sounds like something I would do.
Well, when she gets back,
have her call me on your phone.
I want to invited her to dinner tomorrow night.
What time do you want us there?
Well, I was kinda hoping it would just be the two of us,
I hope that's all right?
Oh yeah, that's fine.
Okay, talk to you later.
She wants you to
I know, I heard.
Well,
this is crunch time.
What do you wanna do?
I can't.
I'm sorry, Jimmy.
I really wish I could be what you want me to be.
I'll tell her myself tomorrow.
I'm sure there are hundreds of talented singers
who are just dying to take my place.
It's no biggie.
No biggie?
No biggie.
Born in the city
Raised on rock 'n roll
Hit a ball through sewers
Catch it off the wall
I drove my momma crazy
I did what I was told
Born in the city
Raised on rock 'n roll
Come on in.
The press is coming down on her real hard.
You can't let her do this, man.
Yeah.
I think she actually wants this this time.
She's just afraid.
Imagine being her.
Like her childhood and all?
Yeah.
I mean, she never knew her mother or father.
She went from one orphanage to another.
She was on the streets when she was 15 years old.
How much can one little girl take?
She's all heart, man, you know that
and they're gonna love her, man.
Yeah, they're gonna love her.
And then they're gonna throw her away
and pick her back up again
and so on and so on until
You think it's easy living a life like that?
So just like that we're just gonna let her quit?
I was just over there, man.
She's curled up like a baby
with a bottle of whiskey in her hand.
I don't know how to reach her anymore.
I don't know what to say.
I mean, she's all tangled up in some kind of emotional mess.
I can't unravel it for her.
She needs like a mother or a father
or something, you know?
Like, some authoritative figure that's gonna
put her in check when she messes up, Jimmy,
and you're that guy.
You need to be that father that she's never had.
You know why I didn't have any kids?
I was selfish.
I didn't want the responsibility.
I would've made a lousy dad.
It's better than no one at all, right?
Help yourself to anything you want.
There's some snacks and stuff.
Thanks a lot.
Someday
When it's time
Somewhere they can't find
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Though I don't know where
Somewhere far from here
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Some day
Gonna run away
Gonna run away
Some day
Gonna run away
Hey.
Why don't you just sit down right over here?
Hey everyone.
I'm sorry I'm on time.
Down right, right here
and
These guys are gonna leave pretty soon
and we're gonna gave a nice dinner, okay?
Max, come over here.
What the hell happened?
I don't know.
She drank all the whiskey.
I don't know.
So, Winter,
are you excited about doing the show?
You know, since you were on TV,
no one has returned the tickets,
which is kind of incredible.
Yeah.
I look forward to seeing it.
How are preparations going?
Huh?
I'm not gonna do the gig, you guys.
Lots of people are gonna be watching.
Yeah, me too.
Me too.
Winter, honey,
is this like a joke, you're kidding,
you're serious about this?
Nope, not a joke.
Well,
these guys are just gonna get going and
we're gonna have something to eat.
Sure, we're gonna get going.
Yeah.
Could I get a word with you real quick?
Sure.
You all right?
What the hell was that?!
She says she's not gonna do the gig.
I know, I'll handle it.
With all due respect, Rachal,
I don't think there's anything to handle.
We have to get a suitable replacement today.
Not yet, I'll handle it.
The show is in three weeks.
Do you have any idea how much money this thing has cost?
Her name's out there already.
And if you haven't noticed,
this whole thing is getting mixed reviews at best.
Mel, I said I'll handle it!
Is that clear?
I will let you know when I decide tomorrow.
But Rachal, why would we risk so much
for such a loser?
Wait outside, Mel.
Look, I'm just trying to be realistic here.
Thank you.
You wanted a carbon copy of you,
we sure got one, didn't we?
Yeah.
You pulled the same bit in 1975
before the Wembley concert.
I know, I'm sorry.
I am.
But she is the one, huh?
Yeah.
The universe is very mysterious.
It sends me, me.
What's your favorite word?
- Karma. - Karma.
Oh yes, it is "karma."
We are all victims
and benefactors of karma.
I always hated touring.
I was always miserable and sick.
I mean, even when I got successful
and I could fly first class
and stay in all the fancy hotels.
It is, it's miserable, I'm not gonna lie.
You know, people think that you're experiencing
this life of bliss
beyond their wildest dreams.
Oh, God, if only they knew.
Why would you do it then?
What's your favorite song of mine?
That's a tough question.
I love so many of your songs.
Depends on my mood, I guess.
I remember playing "Broken"
over and over again
when Jeremy Hansted broke up with me in the ninth grade.
I looped that song for weeks.
And I have to mention "Remember."
The lyrics to that song
are why I knew I wasn't alone.
It was like you understood
exactly what I felt.
Now I want you to image your life,
exactly the way it is right now
but without those songs.
I can't imagine that.
Your songs mean everything to me.
That's why the music is so magical.
Because it makes us feel alive.
It took me a long time to realize that.
Because I really felt like I was worthless and
But if I had chosen to hold back my music
from you,
I would've cheated you out of whatever it is
you took out of my songs.
Thank you.
For what?
For your music.
For being the soundtrack to my life.
You can thank me by taking that stage.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Look, the first number's really important.
You've gotta get them right away.
They're not gonna give you another chance, okay?
Then we'll build the set gradually.
Nothing left to worry about
I brought you here for one good reason.
You're gonna work out in the fresh air!
Just me by myself.
No, we're gonna watch you.
- Oh, you're gonna watch. - We're gonna watch you.
We want you to sprint down the beach.
Work it out by watching you work out.
Your support.
Gotta build up this diaphragm.
What does this have to do with singing at all?
It's got everything to do with singing.
You gotta build up your diaphragm.
You gotta build up your wind.
I feel like you're trying to torture me.
That's really what this is about, isn't it?
- No, no, no. - No.
No, we're not torturing anyone.
Now, you ready, on three?
One,
two,
go!
Saw you standing there
Looked into your eyes
Everything was there
Made me realize
I'm alive
Feeling everything
The way it's supposed to be
I'm alive
You make me feel how love is supposed to be
What love is supposed to be
What love is supposed to be
How bad is it?
As bad as it could be.
How long are they saying?
Is there any chance?
The cancer's spread all over her.
It's so bad they can't even treat her.
Two or three weeks, I don't know.
Jesus.
Ugh.
Where is she?
She's at home.
She didn't wanna die in a hospital.
She collapsed yesterday.
It's happening so fast.
Oh, God.
I'm sorry to be crass at a time like this, Skip,
but has Rachal signed all the papers yet?
Get out of this room.
Get out!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
With the gigantic concert one week away, how do you feel?
Great.
Jimmy, my manager, he's been working really hard with me.
So I feel like I'm training
for some championship or something.
Cut, okay great.
Strick it, let's set up for the next shot.
- Winter. - Thanks very much.
Thank you.
I need to talk to you.
Oh.
This is crazy, right?
Winter, Rachal's taken a turn for the worse.
She's not gonna make it.
That's impossible, I just saw her, she's fine.
She collapsed
and the cancer is spreading like wild fire.
All that money she has, the best doctors in the world.
They'll make her well.
No, they can't do anything for her now.
It's another day gone
It's just another morning
Should go on
Without me
But you should stop pretending
That there's a happy ending
And life is full of meaning
I'd rather go on dreaming
Pretty darn sweet.
Try another day
Try another day
You look good.
Whatever.
Try another day
You all right?
Oh, you're fine, stop joking.
How are you?
Hi, you have a visitor.
Oh, I'm so glad you're here.
How are you?
I'm dying, how are you?
Oh, I'm fine.
Can I get you anything?
Yeah.
A pen and some paper.
Yeah.
Do you have a pad or a piece of paper, please?
I want you to take this down.
It's a goodbye letter to the fans.
I'll make sure they get it.
Okay.
Oh.
This is hard.
I want to thank you all
for making my life so
wonderful.
Yeah, this dying thing, you know,
it's not so bad.
Maybe it's better than this living thing.
I'll let you know.
Do that.
Oh, I will.
I love you, Skippy, I really do.
I love you.
Will you do something for me?
Absolutely anything.
Look after Winter.
Take care of her like you always,
you always took care of me.
She's covered.
Come in.
Wait a second, tell them to wait.
Okay, hold it a minute, please.
Wait a second.
What do you wanna do?
- Help me. - Oh yeah, come on.
Come on, honey.
Yeah, here.
All right?
Yeah.
Okay.
Could you just?
Do I look okay?
You're beautiful, okay?
- I'm ready, yes. - Okay.
Okay.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, baby.
You look beautiful.
You got butterflies?
More like angry vultures.
Yeah, they'll go away as soon as you get on that stage.
I always found that so strange.
Sit down.
I wanna thank you.
For what?
For doing this for me.
It means more to me than you could possibly know.
And
I want you to always remember what I told you.
That
music doesn't belong to us.
It's all for them.
You remember?
I'll remember.
Promise?
Go out on that stage
and you give them everything.
Okay?
I will.
I know you will.
Will you come back after the show?
I'll come right after.
Okay.
I'd like that.
Maybe we'll sing some songs.
Huh?
Yeah.
Go on, then.
Winter, we have to go.
Oh.
Bless you, sweetie.
Wow.
It's okay.
Thank you.
Oh.
Love you.
You're too sweet.
Bye, babies, bye.
Come back.
I'm so tired. - Yeah.
Help me lay down.
Yeah, you just rest.
Here, you lye down.
I can't.
Yeah, all right?
Yeah.
There you go.
Okay, here.
All right, just lye down.
Oh.
I just need to shut my eyes for a second.
Yeah, just take a little rest, okay?
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah, I'll just rest.
Rach?
Rachal?
I'll see you soon, kid.
Cold.
It's all right now.
Oh, God.
Your hair and makeup looks great.
Huh?
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
They did a great job.
Mm-hmm.
These lashes.
How're you feeling?
Huh?
I don't know.
Like a gladiator about to face the lions.
Come in.
Sorry, Miss Rose, but there's someone here
who wants to see you.
Now?
No, no, she can't see anyone now, Sam.
She says she's Winter's mother.
Her mother?
Oh, man.
They're gonna come out of the woodwork now.
Do you want me to get rid of her?
Yeah.
Let her in.
Yes, ma'am.
Wow.
You're beautiful.
I'm so sorry.
There seriously hasn't been one day
that I haven't regretted
what I did, I was only 13 years old.
I had no idea what was happening to me.
And I couldn't, I couldn't feed myself,
let alone have a brand new baby girl.
And so I left you on the church.
So I had no choice.
I regretted that
my entire life, my entire life.
It's the biggest mistake I've ever made.
I'm sorry.
I didn't want you to cry.
I should probably go.
I just wanted to come and wish you well and watch you sing
and see
you.
Have a good show. - Wait.
Oh, God.
Please forgive me, I know you probably can't forgive me.
It's time.
All right, you guys ready?
We've got two minutes to go.
Okay, okay, standing by, everybody, standing by.
Listen, monitor in?
Yeah, I got 'em.
Okay, just relax.
Go out there and just do what comes natural.
And remember,
don't wind yourself
and communicate with the melody man.
- Okay. - I'm sure he knows
what you need in the mix, it's up to you, okay?
Okay.
This is your time, baby.
I love you.
Are you ready to take your turn?
Let's do this.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement to make.
Rachal Love has passed away.
She has written a letter to you,
all of her fans,
and she asked me to read it to you.
"I want to thank you all for making my life"
So wonderful.
Every,
every letter
and every present,
everything you've done for me has
enriched my life beyond measure.
I want
to give you all a present from me.
Winter Rose. - "Winter Rose.
"She will sing for you now in my
"In my absence.
"Please be kind to her."
Please, be kind to her.
"She is a fragile and delicate creature."
She's a fragile and delicate creature
who feels life so deeply,
just as I always did.
"I know that you all will fall in love with her,
"just as I did.
"Until we meet again,
"Love, Rachal."
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
may I present to you,
Winter Rose.
Oooooo
Oooooooo
Oooooo
Oooooooo
Oooooo
Oooooo
I can still remember all the winters
And the freezing tears
That'd fallen
Couldn't find the way in the winter
When the day was lost
Like summer in the sun
Like a flicker, love comes
To save me
I opened up my eyes
And I realized
That all is meant to be
The storm's
Blown away
All my life
In the rain
And I don't care
What used to be
The water's washed over me
I can still remember every moment
That I wondered why
This rain
Couldn't see the way in the winter
When the day was black
Send summer and spring
Sprinkle light on everything
And choke me
Seasons in the rain will blossom and say
That all
Is meant to be
The storm's
Blown away
All my life in the rain
And I don't care what used to be
The water's washed over me
And now
The storm's
Blown away
All my life
In the waves
And I don't care
What used to be
The water's washed over me
The storm's
Blown away
I can still remember all the winters
In the freezing tears that fall
Couldn't find the way in the winter
When the day was lost
Like summer in the sun
Like a flicker, love comes
To save me
I opened up my eyes and I realized
That all
Is meant to be
I can still remember every moment
That I wondered why
I can see the way in the winter
When the day was black
Send summer and spring, sprinkle light on everything
And choke me
The storm's
Blown away
Oh, oh, oh
It's meant to be
If the road was followed
Leads to no tomorrow
What's the point of trying to
Run away
If the things we run from
Wait for us in days to come
Guess there's no escaping
The dues you pay
And the road is never easy
No one knows what's behind
The next bend
I don't mind if I
Never find my way home
If you're with me on the road
If the road was followed
Leaves us cold and hollow
Who can say tomorrow
Tomorrow's needs
If the dreams we run to
Never seem to come true
Maybe we're just chasing
The wrong dreams
And the road is never easy
No one knows what's behind
The next bend
I don't mind if I
Never find my way home
If you're with me on the road
I don't mind if I
Don't ride and we
Never find what we
Want to be
I don't care if I
Go nowhere if I
Had you to share
What we taste on the way
I don't mind if I
Never find
And I
I leave behind all the
Wasted days
And I don't care if I
I don't know where if I
I had you there with me
All the way
Down the road it's never easy
No one knows what's behind
The next bend
I don't mind if I
Never find my way home
If you're with me on the road