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The Rolling Stones' Business Model

Posted by michael on from the gathering-no-moss dept.

reallocate writes "These pages were graced a few days ago by a piece that included comments on the future of the music business from the Stones' Keith Richards. Now, here's a detailed Fortune report on the business side of the Stones -- Keith and Mick seem to know what they're doing and may not be all that concerned about the future -- the Stones have ground out $1.5 billion (yes, that's a 'b') in gross revenue since 1989."

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  1. Education by Lucky_Pierre · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well.....Mick *did* attend the London School of Economics.
    http://www.mick-jagger.com/bio.htm

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  2. Re:Alright, where's the Stones MS Bashing by wowbagger · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, the Stone didn't really WANT to license "Start Me Up" to Microsoft. When MS approached the Stones about it, the Stones set what they thought was a ridiculously high price, figuring MS would balk.

    When MS (metaphoricly) reached into its back pocket, withdrew its billfold, and started counting out bills, the Stones realised they had forgotten who they were dealing with.

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