Runnin’ with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen “How I Made It: Bob Lefsetz went from failed music manager to one of the most influential voices in the industry” We put them in a movie. Then I was […]

Music is my food and life Don’t take it away I was expecting a greatest hits set. I didn’t expect Peter Frampton to be the savior of rock and roll. There were blue-hairs in the audience. Well, wealthy ones, who looked like they’d cozy up to a horse but not a Les Paul. Patrons who […]

STAY IN THE MARKETPLACE Mystery is history. Remove yourself from the scene and you’re forgotten. Your number one concern is satiating your fans. You do this by giving them news updates and new music. Music is primarily one-offs on YouTube and Soundcloud. An acoustic cover of a new hit or a classic can work wonders, […]

MAKE ART “A great song can make the worst artist in the world a star.” Quincy Jones Which is why no one from the “Voice” has had any success and Bob Dylan is the most respected solo artist of the rock era. Quincy Jones went through eight hundred songs to find what ended up on […]