I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.
I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would find him sleeping. Two weeks after its opening, I became the chef. I was 20 years old, and way over my head. I had to hire the cooks and do the menus.
Independent artists and labels have always been the trend setters in music and the music business.

