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death of an industry

Universal Music CEO is Like Your Cranky, Out-of-Touch Grandpa Who Happens to Run a Huge Record Label

If you picture music industry CEOs as cranky old white men who are completely out of touch with technology and mad at the world for changing around them, you're pretty damn spot-on. Wired has an upcoming profile on Universal Music CEO Doug Morris, and the guy seems as fit to run a newly tech-based company as a dog is fit to pilot a submarine. He basically sees technology as his enemy, wishing his days away for a simpler time where he could control every aspect of a record's distribution. Oh, and he compares the music industry to a character in "Li'l Abner," a comic strip that stopped running in 1977. 1977! I can't wait to read the entire profile, but there is one choice quote available now: More »

9:55 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Adam Frucci
8,935 views, 41 comments

Latest by smackiewicz: The reason he didn't realize that we all can perform puppy-kidney-removal surgery is because he doesn't understand the mind boggling powers of being able to use the internets and google the procedure. Hell, if you look hard enough, you can more »