{"id":821,"date":"2007-08-27T11:27:36","date_gmt":"2007-08-27T15:27:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-05-05T10:56:38","modified_gmt":"2009-05-05T10:56:38","slug":"clive-davis-requests-your-assistance-bob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/clive-davis-requests-your-assistance-bob\/","title":{"rendered":"Clive Davis Requests Your Assistance: Bob Dylan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before he departed for his summer place in the Hamptons, rock impresario and noted tastemaster\/messiah Clive Davis left behind a memo for you to finish. It’s the usual — you know, his “fill in the blanks” number. Normally, as you know, Clive just pulls one of these out of his desk drawer and fills in the missing words — and that’s all we need to really kick-start a washed-up rocker’s career. This time, though, Clive just didn’t have the time. Can you help?<\/p>\n

MEMORANDUM<\/p>\n

TO: Bob Dylan<\/p>\n

FROM: Clive Davis<\/p>\n

RE: Your Career\/”Relevance”<\/p>\n

Bob, per our last discussion about your desire to become “really relevant” again — I think we can help. As you know, J Records has a line on some of the youngest, hippest talent out there, and I think a liberal sprinkling throughout your next record might help. Specifically, I recommend:<\/p>\n

1. Getting __________________ to handle production duties. I really think his chart-proven approach to ________________ will help open the public’s ears to what you have to say.<\/p>\n

2. Try something new in terms of your “look.” For one thing, ditch the _________________! The kids just aren’t buying that shit anymore — instead, I want you to _____________________.<\/p>\n

3. These days, relevance happens as a result of novel in-studio partnerships — you know, like Santana and what’s-his-name a few years back. Talk about relevance — that number was in every fucking elevator in Manhattan for MONTHS. Here are two partners I’m suggesting for you on this new LP, and the reason why I think they’d really kill for you, sales-wise:<\/p>\n

a.) ______________________
\nb.) ______________________<\/p>\n

4. One last thing: you need to face facts — your “message” is falling on deaf ears out there. What today’s record buyers want is ________________ — and lots of it. So our first order of business will be to __________________ — no ifs, ands or buts.<\/p>\n

I think that covers it — we can talk pre- and post-launch PR later. (Heads-up, though: I got two words for you, and one of them is “Idol.”) Let me know your thoughts, and… go open a new bank account to put all that glorious new money in!<\/p>\n

Love ya,<\/p>\n

CJD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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