Remembering my friend Clive Davis — a music genius – Latest News
Starmaker’s stellar legacy
A belated goodbye to my neighbor and longtime friend, Clive Davis.
Barely days earlier than he left, we hugged each other. It was our favored Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar dinner spot. Me, desk for 2 in opposition to the left wall — his spherical desk with buddies alongside. Clive walked over to kiss me. Who knew it was the final I’d see him.
I recall our chat. The music genius who manufactured Whitney, Aretha, Alicia, Springsteen, Joplin and Simon and Garfunkel. I requested will a Bing Crosby- or Frank Sinatra-type tune ever come again?
“Decades change music. Currently, hip-hop dominates. Also nation and pop.
“Who believed this might occur to me? At 18, I misplaced my mother and father in a single yr. With $4,000 to my identify and help from others, I obtained an NYU scholarship. Three years of law obtained me into a law firm that represented Columbia Records. I turned chief counsel. That’s how I obtained into music.
“I’ve been chief artistic officer of Sony. My Grammys are on their cabinets. NYU established a museum in my honor. Two flooring. My entire life story, from signing Whitney to her passing. I not solely signed her, however introduced her 18 songs for every album. Our ears had been in sync with one another.
“I missed out on Meat Loaf, who seemed unlikely. Even others did not see him as an enduring artist. Also, John Mellencamp.”
Clive’s latest celebration drew Earth, Wind & Fire, Busta Rhymes, Lin-Manuel Miranda — plus one other 600. And his favourite tune? Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
And if he might, what would he say to his mother?
“I done good.”
Going nuclear over all of the lies
Facts? There are none. Mullahs gained’t permit inspectors. Both our events create wild propaganda. Facts? What info? It’s actuality gone amok. Iran, even with July Fourth firecrackers up their belongings, might permit inspections tomorrow. But gained’t. The thought’s as useless as Robin Hood’s tree.
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Plan A went poop. It’s now Plan B. Bribe the villains. The state of affairs modifications hourly — sooner than 56-year-old Lopez modifications bras. Can peace be purchased when coping with terrorists? We who’ve lived in that half of the world know how they operate. Mrs. Biden tells more reality.
Tehran survives — momentarily.
Falls-back journey
Skip the Hamptons, shove the Rockaways, steer clear of Rikers. Discover new summer season spots. Like New York’s Finger Lakes. Like Taughannock Falls State Park. Like 215-foot waterfalls carved 10,000 years in the past when Jill Biden was a brunette. There’s a wine up there referred to as “Gewürz.” Comes with Kleenex.
Big sneakers to fill
Cameron Diaz has massive toes and infrequently has sneakers custom-made . . . Nicolas Cage: “I’ve used fear to work for me” . . . Mike Tyson: “Fear is fine. It can cook for you or it can burn your house down’’ . . . James Gandolfini: “I’m basically a 260-pound Woody Allen” . . . Engelbert Humperdinck gained’t put on inexperienced garments or journey in inexperienced automobiles. Thinks the colour’s unfortunate.
If crime doesn’t pay, how come so many wish to be attorneys?
Mostly in New York, children, principally in New York.
