Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Jay Davisis an American record producer, A&R executive and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer...
ProfessionMusic Producer
Date of Birth4 April 1932
CityBrooklyn, NY
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The songs are great and they're radio-friendly, ... so we have six, seven, eight possibilities at singles.
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My artists are all long term, and I think that's why we have the No. 1 market share for three years in a row.
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It's not only a genuine thrill to see the album enter the charts at number one, but it's truly an historic occasion for both of us.
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For him to do the great songs of the '50s and for the public to respond in that way, it's just phenomenal. The stores have just been running out of it.
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It's one of the very few albums, ... that young people love and older people love. So it's exploded.
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That is a hit record, ... All over the world, that is a hit record.
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It's a very special opportunity for us to work with a band that possesses such an historic legacy.
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I want to hear the word 'cherish' about 5 times.
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This was work (music industry) but it was the awakening to what was to become a life's passion.
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I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not my experience. To call me anything other than bisexual would be inaccurate.
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It seemed like an impossible task to do full justice to all Luther classics. And yet these landmark artists have done just that. Memorable performances of wonderful songs that ensure Luther's legacy will live on forever.
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It is only occasional that talent becomes genius - radiating sparks, brilliance, energy, and charismatic magnetism... such a talent was Janis Joplin.
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I would say, from an all-around point of view, Bruce Springsteen is one of the two great poet lords of America, Bob Dylan, coming out of the music world, the two of them.
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The story of Rod Stewart, the story of Carlos Santana is so inspiring to young musicians because it shows in this trendy business how long a career can last. It shows how you can soar back, regardless of age.