Phil Spector and the myth of the 'mad' record producer

Phil Spector, Joe Meek, Brian Wilson: Is it coincidence that three of the greatest record producers of all time were deeply troubled?Three years before his death, I interviewed the great Gene Pitney. He was fantastic company. "Ya ever heard this one?" he would bark, before launching into another tale from the heyday of the Brill Building, or his time hanging out with the Rolling Stones. I had thought he might be circumspect when it came to discussing Phil Spector, for whom he'd written the peer...

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