AGEISM BE DAMNED!

You know, I lose patience with folks who say Joe Biden is too old to run for President again. To me, that’s ageism at his worst. The guy’s in his early 80s. Big deal. So now we’re going to send him out to sea? Nonsense!
 
I mean, just look at Clive Davis. You know, the guy who’s discovered and fostered some of the most iconic names in music, like Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen,  Barry Manilow, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Laura Nyro, Santana, Chicago, Billy Joel, Donovan, Bay City Rollers, Blood Sweat & Tears, Loggins and Messina, Ace of Base, Aerosmith, Olivia, Pink Floyd, Westlife, Puff Daddy, Simon and Garfunkel, Earth Wind and Fire, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Lynn Anderson… the list goes on and on. “There is no executive in the music business, nor will there ever be, who loves songs and songwriters like Clive Davis,” says composer Diane Warren.
When I profiled Clive’s son Fred for my soon-to-be-published book “Icons. Growing Up In The Shadow of Greatness” (iconsbook.life), my research showed that Clive has never performed in his life but has won five Grammy Awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (amazing recognition for a non-performer). He’s also received the. Grammy Trustees Award and the President's Merit Award, as well as having the 200-seat theater at the Grammy Museum named the "Clive Davis Theatre”. Oh, and he’s been President of Columbia Records, founder and President of Arista Records, and founder of J Records. He’s been chair and CEO of the RCA Music Group, chair and CEO of J Records and chair and CEO of BMG North America. And he’s not slowing down at all, currently operating as Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment.
Oh, did I mention that Clive Davis is 92 years of age?
Apparently, no one’s telling him he’s too old!

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