edge of every genre, it blends into a new one. genre bending, part of our conversation. some may seem obvious because it worked and clive davis is buffeted by decades of success. what s more striking is to see how many times he basically ended up staying at the top by trying new things, by bringing other people along. at a time when many executives were opposing or didn t get new voices, whether that s joplin or gil scott-heron, he kept his eyes open. that s why he met with sean puffy combs who played the notorious b.i.g., when helped diddy launch his bad boy record label. you know, he was, i think, 21 at the time. i think he was an executive at the network, an uptown records. he was not famous. he had done one or two concert
much as any discovery of a brand-new artist. it s a privilege. aretha wnt on to earn her first gold record in seven years. davis celebrating another hit. he sat for this interview i m showing you as part of our summit series, reflecting on insights from people at the summits of their fields. i m interested in hearing about gill scott heron. you will not be able to plug in, turn on, and cop out. the revolution will not be televised, will not be televised, will not be televised. it will be no reruns, brothers. the revolution will be live. the revolution will be live. gill scott heron was years ahead of main stream culture on everything from challenging corporate media to capitalism. he is a singer and poet of the 70s as essentially the first rapper.
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