If an artist knows you have respect for their talent - which I have to feel to my core, to sign them - they know that you're in their corner. That doesn't mean you have to be 'mum' on everything;… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
You see the genius that Whitney Houston has as an interpreter of material, and you realize why genius can be applied to only a… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
The subject of bisexuality really needs much more discussion. It's a status that does exist. — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
I would say, from an all-around point of view, Bruce Springsteen is one of the two great poet lords of America, Bob Dylan, coming… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
I feel that contemporary music, with very few exceptions, is missing the voice. You see an award show, you see a hundred extras on… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
It is only occasional that talent becomes genius - radiating sparks, brilliance, energy, and charismatic magnetism... such a talent was Janis Joplin. — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
This group came on stage, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and this whirling dervish, this electrifying white soul singer was so riveting. And… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
My 'act' was schoolwork. I was your basic, garden-variety, ambitious, upwardly mobile, hard-working Jewish boy from Brooklyn. I was bound to go beyond my… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
The subject of bisexuality really needs much more discussion. Its a status that does exist. — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
Having lost both my parents as a teenager, family is so important to me, and I cherish my time with my children and grandchildren.… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
My years with Aretha Franklin have been very special, as were the years making records with Dionne Warwick. Other highlights include working with Janis… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
There's no way that music could ever go down the tubes. I can't imagine a civilization without music. When you realize today that music… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
I feel blessed that I found not just a profession, but a 24/7 way of life that I purely love. That curiosity to be… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
Watching artists like Joplin perform, I felt that tingle down my spine; I experienced the wonders of a cultural and musical revolution. — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
