I think a lot of people picked wrong in the Derby and it created a reaction that, instead of saying they were wrong, they knocked the horse. |
It's a great story. It's available for anyone else who wants to try it. We're not brilliant. We're not unbelievable. We're just two people who hit a nerve. I think it can be done again and again and again. More people should try it. |
It's not that complicated. If you hear something and it makes you want to hear it again, that's the ticket. You have to be lucky enough to find geniuses, welcome them and get out of their way. |
The A&M experience was just so sweet. It was literally an American fable - two guys getting together and creating something that just worked. We were in business together for 28 years without any investment from anybody else. We had our own shop. |
The partnership over the 28 years we had the company afforded him the opportunity to experiment and live his life as an artist and a label honcho and do what he wanted to do. It afforded me the same opportunity. |
We tried to create a different kind of culture and I believe we were somewhat successful in that regard. For the Rock Hall of Fame to recognize us in this way is an honor . . . it's a nice cap on it. |
We're here to win the race. If we get beat, we get beat. |
When he was a workmate for Rock Hard Ten, he never gave up. I think that impressed Richard. |