David Geffen: How the Brooklyn Kid Became a Billion-Dollar Magnate

The Movers and the Shakers

You have probably heard stories about Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, David Crosby, Gram Parsons, and the countless relationships, both professional and personal, that took place between these artists. You know, the love affairs they had, the drugs and parties, and the decadent journey they took from hippies with acoustic guitars to coked-out stadium superstars.

David Geffen posing in front of a mirror with his hands in his pockets

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As massive as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, and The Eagles were, there’s space to add the people – the movers and shakers – who shaped these artists’ careers. And in this case, it’s all about that boy from Brooklyn who came to Hollywood to make it big – bigger than he ever imagined.