They Looked Like Hippies, but They Were Powerful
According to Nolan, once these super groups became a thing, it “all started going downhill.” And it wasn’t just Nolan who understood who was really pulling the strings behind CSN. When it came to David Geffen and Elliot Roberts, what set them apart from the other agents and managers of the time was that they looked just like their artists.
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Not only that – they behaved like them, too. Whereas Geffen was prude in his drug use (or lack thereof), Roberts probably smoked more pot than all his clients put together. The first remarkable change that happened was Geffen and Roberts “becoming powerful,” as David Anderle (the musician, producer, and writer) put it.