How did that happen?Ĭlive Davis: I had no connection with music whatsoever. Robert Siegel: In the film, you say that you had zero music experience when you went from being the lawyer for Columbia Records to being its president. Hear the radio version at the audio link, and read on for an edited transcript. Davis joined NPR's Robert Siegel to talk about signing Janis Joplin, his close relationship with Whitney Houston and what he looks for in a breakthrough artist. Today, at 85, he is Sony Entertainment's chief creative officer - and the subject of a new documentary.Īpple Music released Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives on Sept. He's also won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a non-performer) in 2000. A Harvard Law graduate, he has been a record producer, A&R executive and, for many years, president of Columbia Records.
Few people can even claim to have met this many musical greats - let alone be responsible for jump-starting their careers.Ĭlive Davis has played quite a few roles in the music industry. Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis/Courtesy of the artistīruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Billy Joel, The Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana. Clive Davis with Aretha Franklin in 1981.
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