For the record, I don't have any feelings toward Clive Davis one way or another. I liked Bruce's speech mostly because of how he ended it, with the roster of "suits," "record men." I wrote about this in a NYT Op-Ed back in 2014, and I still feel as strong as ever about what I wrote. I miss the "suits."
Classy, as always. I usually think of John Hammond as being key to Bruce getting signed by Columbia.
ReplyDeleteAmen. I am sure there will be lots more tributes like this to come.
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A beautiful tribute.
ReplyDeleteI was not, shall we say, a fan of the guy when he was in his heyday, but he DID sign Willie Nile, so I'm not gonna speak ill of the dead. 😎
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I don't have any feelings toward Clive Davis one way or another. I liked Bruce's speech mostly because of how he ended it, with the roster of "suits," "record men." I wrote about this in a NYT Op-Ed back in 2014, and I still feel as strong as ever about what I wrote. I miss the "suits."
ReplyDeleteA touching,, refreshing bit of humanity to help us survive this graceless age.
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