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In Reply to: That is not his listening room posted by Grant on September 12, 2008 at 07:53:05:
I had the opportunity to hang out with him numerous times in his office back in 1990 just after he and Russel Simmons split Def Jam Records in two with Rubin opening Def American Recordings. I had just started out at Geffen Records in the mailroom(only way to get to A&R) and Def Am was directly across the street at Sunset and Doheny. Extremely convenient because Geffen distributed Def Am's records.
Anyway, leading up to The Black Crowes first album in '90, there was a ton of logistical marketing/promotion stuff that had to be coordinated which required memos, artwork, checks, etc. to be shuttled back and forth across the street between the two offices.
Rick and George Drakoulias(Black Crowes producer) would often just be hanging out getting things done. Considering the success that Rubin had prior to The Black Crowes at Def Jam and the monster multi-platinum he had dominating the charts with the Crowes, he was always ultra-lowkey. It was like hanging out in the living room with a bunch of friends. He'd stop whatever he was doing, ask how the day's going, offer drinks, ask you to hang out, whatever. A true rarity in the entertainment business where people on the lower end of the totem pole are used for emotional canon fodder.
On slow days, we'd get into some really great discussions about music in general. The guy knows his stuff - an encyclopedic knowledge of recorded music.
What a great introduction to "The Business". He invited everyone, including us in the mailroom, to his "Death of Def" party where he officially dropped the word "Def" from Def American's name. It was held at a bowling alley in Koreatown. Great party, great time.
Too bad he and David Geffen had a falling out over the content and style of The Geto Boys album soon after. Geffen hated rap, supposedly over it's explicit lyrics, but that was a load of crap because heavy metal and hard rock were just as bad.
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- Absolutely right, Rick's a great guy.... - darkmoebius 22:24:40 09/12/08 (0)
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