3:07 am - 02/23/2013
Howard Stern defends Kelly Clarkson in "sickening" Clive Davis row
Howard Stern has jumped to Kelly Clarkson's defense in her recent row with Clive Davis.
Clarkson recently complained about Davis after he made a series of allegations about her in his memoir The Soundtrack of My Life.
"I refuse to be bullied and I just have to clear up his memory lapses and misinformation for myself and for my fans," she wrote.
Davis later defended his version of events, describing it as an "accurate depiction" and adding that "five independent individuals" had fact checked the account.
However, Stern has now heaped criticism upon Davis following the controversy.
Speaking on his SiriusXM radio show, he said: "I always find it sickening when management guys like to set the record straight about how f**king creative and what geniuses they are. "And this guy's trying to diminish what she does? Doesn't he have enough in life? Can't he sort of tell his story without f**king degrading her and putting her down?"
Stern added: "I think she's got an amazing voice and the girl has worked hard to get to where she is. I don't understand Clive Davis's motivation in knocking this chick down."
Baba Booey
Clarkson recently complained about Davis after he made a series of allegations about her in his memoir The Soundtrack of My Life.
"I refuse to be bullied and I just have to clear up his memory lapses and misinformation for myself and for my fans," she wrote.
Davis later defended his version of events, describing it as an "accurate depiction" and adding that "five independent individuals" had fact checked the account.
However, Stern has now heaped criticism upon Davis following the controversy.
Speaking on his SiriusXM radio show, he said: "I always find it sickening when management guys like to set the record straight about how f**king creative and what geniuses they are. "And this guy's trying to diminish what she does? Doesn't he have enough in life? Can't he sort of tell his story without f**king degrading her and putting her down?"
Stern added: "I think she's got an amazing voice and the girl has worked hard to get to where she is. I don't understand Clive Davis's motivation in knocking this chick down."
Baba Booey
Management/labels play a massive part in making an artist, in particular in the commercial pop genre. It's often the case of powers that be seeking out a "tomboy type" or a "vulnerable Fiona Apple type but commercial" or something similar and then seek out the people to fill that role that has been considered as having commercial potential in the music market right now, rather than the artists being truly discovered. That person is then groomed with selecting the right songwriters, stylists and label coughing up enough payola, in particular at the beginning of their careers when they are still young and easily led.
Obviously in the end it does come to the artist, whether the public embraces them or not, but management/labels do play a huge part.
(Kelly's career obviously doesn't completely follow this pattern because of AI, but generally speaking).