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Tommy Mottola enters the 'No Spin Zone'

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    Former CEO of Sony Music responds to a Democrat friendly music industry

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-- -- segment tonight there's no question that the pop music industry is helping the Democratic Party big time.

In the last presidential election Bruce Springsteen Jay-Z Mariah Carey all either -- big money to the Democrats or actually campaign for the -- Now the pop world has lost some luster in America has radio stations are now fragmented but still a very powerful industry.

Earlier this we -- talk with -- in the told former CEO of Sony music -- written a new book called hit maker the man and his music.

So -- wanna get some insight into the minds of these big pop rock performers give a person like Bruce Springsteen middle class incomes giant liberal guys.

He's a big fund raising dive for the president and he's very outspoken.

Well I I tend to think that most of the artists look at things it these days through that lands but it did change a guy like Elvis -- coming up in the fifties I was a traditional gone back.

And then.

The sixties came men and everything changed.

The music industry has ever gotten away from.

Well it's sort of been part of the tag of the culture I think.

Along with him the music came a lot of the parties in the the rock and rural part and then all the things you've heard about read about whether it's The Rolling Stones are lots of those things that people have heard about.

These people crazy there all not a suspect I mean Michael Jackson kills himself right Elvis pretty much killed himself.

A Janis Joplin Jim Morrison the list is endless Jimi Hendrix.

They never seem to learn.

It's hard to -- predicted -- goes on inside via the minds of an artist but that's what makes them an artist that that sense of creativity.

That thing that makes them tick is probably the very thing that pushes them to the extremes that sometimes can cause you know fatalities.

And things that.

You know that end up not being good.

What was the most dynamic talent that you saw -- you basically are guys who who's looking.

For the next big thing in -- -- came to -- I signed Mariah Carey.

I had the chance worked with Michael Jackson who has as brilliant as they come.

-- you couldn't get through to him on the social level.

Well it wasn't my job to get through my job was to get.

The best possible music that he could make.

And that I could sell for him that was really what my role -- was that a difficult process Tom it wasn't easy could take years sometimes years you know it's like any artist you can paint many campuses but then you may labor over one campus that could take forever.

See I'm an artist and I do this every day that I just -- You're not an idea I.

You know -- -- -- over the kid is just get out of actually managing you know you're discovered Mariah Carey and actually married all right.

We signed -- -- -- nineteen years old she catapulted to superstar to very quickly by the time she was 21 -- dirty won two grammys and you know then continued.

A path of having number one records seventeen number one records in a row and then it all blows up -- -- reinvent yourself.

Beyoncé lips sinks the National Anthem.

No big deal.

I think that the technical aspects of whatever goes on and -- see it makes it very difficult for anybody to -- But you probably made the call.

This is going to be best suited for what I'm going to do but -- is one of the greatest singers and talents in the world.

Two more questions for me the -- -- Person ever Elvis front.

Stage presence commands everything.

Everything that he do you agree with me the -- -- percent.

It was riveting for me and it made me want to do what I ended Ireland Beatles.

Obviously the most successful group -- all -- right.

How do something else there.

Do you know what it -- there was a catalyst of fashion and music.

And and and the drug culture and everything that was going on at the time and they represented that to -- to anything.

Themselves the floor of that movement to be considered.

The greatest rock group tough group of all time war as you say did they just hit it.

Right I think the combination of both.

And I think it was the perfect timing and then there was that consistency.

Of what they did when they were together but you know what's fascinating is -- -- friend in my we were both were brought up in Levittown as you may know.

All of them have a run of hits right that they hear in their mind who told me I hear it in my mind right and had to stop yes.

Everybody out there there's a burst of energy that comes when your dreams and -- the aspirations that you think about are there it's different.

After you've done.

The changes all right Toronto thanks for coming and we appreciate it fascinating book thank you.

And while on -- subject of -- a wanna thank everybody in Denver in Kansas City after just one day one day.

-- to pressure -- city's more than 50% sold out.

We'll be in -- on June 21 of the -- Kansas City the next night June 22 at the Midland theatre.

Also -- -- and LA big chill march 1 DC April 26 was very long around June 1.

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