Watching As the Power Shifted
Record label execs were being replaced, artists were coming and going, but big heads like Ostin, Ertegun, and Wexler always stuck around. Geffen sat back and watched it all go down, but not without making mental notes. Although Ertegun was a tad irritated by Geffen’s pushiness, he saw him for the awe-inspiring force he was.
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After making CSNY happen, Geffen now wanted more of Atlantic’s money to develop a young artist he became particularly fond of: Jackson Browne. Browne had already been in the business for several years, but he was always nearly about to make it and was still deal-less.