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L.A. Reid

14 statements across 3 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 7, 2016 by L.A. Reid · said 4 times in 2 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Nov 7, 2016
Insight
Reid: Leading a music label is like leading a band
“There's not very much difference between being a band leader and being a CEO of a music company, because it's managing talent, and I won't say that I mastered it, but I certainly knew something about it when I started the company, and I figured the rest out.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 9:50 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016
Insight
Reid refuses to let prospective superstar artists leave meetings without signing
“Yeah, I don't let people leave. If I think you're gonna be a big star, I don't let you leave, you know. Sometimes people insist, hey, can I think about this? You know, and then the answer is usually no, you can't, you need to do it right now, because the minut…”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 25:46 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Reid: For 20 years, I was the only Black top record executive
“You know, for 20 years I've been the only black guy.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 23:06 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016
Insight
Reid: Label buyers acquire future creative output, not just back catalogs
“The way it really works is, I'm the manager of the talent, and what you're buying is really me. You're not just buying those records that have already been massively successful, you're buying what you hope the future will be.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 19:11 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016 neutral
What-if
Reid: Selling LaFace Records ultimately led to my firing three years later
“And the takeaway was, if I not sold my company, then I wouldn't have gotten fired three years later, because I was the owner, you know.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 23:38 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016 positive
Insight
Reid: Great talent scouts act as super consumers, not detached professionals
“I think of myself as a super consumer. I don't think of myself as a professional. I think of myself as a fan”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 22:07 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016
Assertion Supported
Arista required Reid to replace Clive Davis as condition of buyout
“The owners of Arista, they said, we'll buy your label, but you'll have to agree to a move to New York. B, you'll have to replace Clive Davis and take over Arista Records as its president.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 18:08 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Luther Vandross tour shifted Reid from performer to talent scout
“And I think I became more fascinated by the talent that we were around than I was about actually being a performer on stage. And I think that was probably the beginning of me sort of drifting. Into a talent finder and a talent nurturer more so than a performer…”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 5:34 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Reid signed Meghan Trainor against industry consensus, yielding three top-10 hits
“In fact, in 2014, against the instincts of most other record executives, L.A. Signed Meghan Trainor. And within a year, she brought Epic Records three top 10 singles.”
Guy Raz Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 28:28 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Reid became Universal Music vice chairman 40 minutes after Arista firing
“And 40 minutes later, I was shaking hands with Doug Morris, and I become the vice chairman of the Universal Music Group within, within minutes.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 24:47 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016
Assertion Supported
Reid and Jay-Z signed Rihanna to Def Jam immediately after her audition
“She auditioned for me and for Jay-Z. Jay-Z I'd hired as the president of Def Jam. Yeah. We signed her.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 25:35 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
Nov 7, 2016
Assertion Supported
Reid and Babyface produced around 35 number-one hit records together
“We had probably 35.”
L.A. Reid Nov 7, 2016 ▶ 6:34 Music Mogul: L.A. Reid
May 1, 2017
Assertion Supported
Carter: L.A. Reid Dropped Lady Gaga From Def Jam
“Actually, L.A. Reid, who had done your show had just dropped her from Def Jam. But, you know, she, in all fairness to L.A., she was a piano singer.”
Troy Carter May 1, 2017 ▶ 25:38 Lady Gaga & Atom Factory: Troy Carter
May 28, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
L.A. Reid Dropped Lady Gaga From Def Jam Before Carter Signed Her
“Actually, L.A. Reid, who had done your show had just dropped her from Def Jam.”
Troy Carter May 28, 2018 ▶ 26:00 Lady Gaga & Atom Factory: Troy Carter (2018)
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