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We don’t do this anymore in the music business. We don’t have any blockbuster acts reinventing themselves with every project, garnering stellar reviews and great customer word of mouth which ultimately rains coin and makes everybody happy. That’s right. After a detour into sequelmania, which generates cash but leaves everybody unsatisfied, Pixar dropped a blockbuster […]

I want you to read it, so you can see how the world really works. A man from nothing, who even lived in the orphanage, desires to make it. Chances are you don’t have this drive, you did not do without. And therefore you’re not only unwilling to do the extreme work, you’re unable to […]

From: Michael Rapino To: Bob Lefsetz Subject: Re: You like show so far   From: Bob Lefsetz To: Michael Rapino Subject: Re Screen is unbelievable. They had it backwards. Should have gone on tour before the album. Create word of mouth. Just a few shows. Then sell tickets. We live in a pull economy not […]