Artists question the status quo. But this is hard for most people, because they’ve been taught from birth to fit in, not make a ruckus, be a member of the group…which is why I say the captain of the football team or the class president is rarely an artist. Artists tend to be loners, or […]

Great thread on Molly Hatchet. This was the first success I had as a marketing executive at Epic in 1978. Working with Werman and Charne helped me learn how to develop plans to introduce new bands to the consumer. The Frazetta cover was introduced to me by Paula Scher in the CBS Records art department. […]

It’s not about the album. It’s not even about Spotify, et al. It’s about social media. And somehow the algorithm didn’t serve it up to me and every story about him didn’t mention this. I’ve got to give the guy credit. He broke through doing it the newfangled way. Going direct to the customer with […]

What a pleasant surprise to read your words on Molly Hatchet… When manager Pat Armstrong brought the boys up from Jacksonville to Atlanta to audition for me,I jumped at the chance to work with the 3-guitar attack I had first observed when I tried to sign Skynyrd a few years earlier. Epic turned me down on […]