Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon Page #4

discovered that the house was in the "Hollywood Stars Map."

Then I made a poster: "Alice Does not Live Here

back and ask for a refund.".

When I lived there I had a cat called "sensitive"

and my neighbor was Cary Grant.

One day the cat disappeared

someone said he was in the house of Cary Grant.

So the other day I went to touch the bell,

and his assistant opened.

For the crack could see Cary Grant in "sensitive"

and said it was my cat.

But his wife said I could not take the cat

that had restored the joy of living.

So we agreed to share custody.

It is important for me in business try to make compassionate

negotiations.

There are no losers, only winners.

Much of this is what I call "coupons".

By this I mean paying people

yourself doing something you do not have to do.

I have no words to express

how nice it is to have you on my show.

Well, some money would not hurt...

- I met Groucho through Alice.

- Groucho saw us on TV and wanted to see our show.

When he went to see him, I saw him as vaudeville.

Friends with Alice were made and accompanying literally

until he fell asleep at night. They saw TV

And Alice told me Groucho comments on

everyone who came.

"This is gay." "In that liked the dwarfs".

"That guy was f***ing the girlfriend of Zeppo".

- Had a history of each.

- But his finances were a mess.

Shep promised to see your finances and put things in order

to Groucho.

- So I went Groucho manager.

- And did it for free.

Every time we met, told me:

Each time we met, I said:

"You're My manager Shep?"

"Curious, do not look like a criminal."

Investigate how things had made money,

and A & M had a live album.

Heard about Jerry Moss, who was head of A & M.

was one of the giants of the industry.

I asked if they could give Marx

an advance against future projects.

Jerry, being who he is, made a big

for Groucho check.

"What else I can do to help?"

I'm still paying the coupon back.

'll Do anything, at any time, you need

Jerry Moss. That's a coupon.

After a time with Alice and Groucho wanted to see if my talent

working with others.

I did not understand at all what Anne Murray.

- She was a Canadian folk singer.

- Had the purest voice...

... and it was a different

Alice could get.

I was not ostentatious.

It was just a really good singer.

Very white, very clean, very American environment.

More than half American, was Canadian.

When I was in Los Angeles recording,

lived in the house of Shep.

Had not only brimming refrigerator alcohol

But also someone had put a note:

"Anne:
There's a surprise for you in the drawer".

Looked and there was a large pot of white powder.

I did not know that was there.

I did not know that until I read his book...

What I was looking at Shep was to give me a boost

industry

- And all who were "somebody"

were in the " Midnight Special ".

At a time when the wave was all, Midnight Special

had no interest in a successful Canadian singer.

Had to do something to Annie was really

in wave.

She would play at the Troubadour, that was very cool,

but people were totally indifferent.

One technique I use is called

"guilt associated."

Involves taking someone really famous and put

to another person next, and shares its brightness to another.

Alice had a group.

The Hollywood Vampires.

The Hollywood Vampires we were a group of drinkers:

Harry Nilsson, Mickey Dolenz and John Lennon.

He was going through a dark age

and rarely took pictures.

A photo of Lennon would be great.

I said Alice, I want the Hollywood Vampires

come listen to Anne Murray.

The goal was to get a photo of Anne

these icons, the coolest people in the world.

- Were all cynics.

- They were in the Rainbow, so I went...

... I knelt and begged them.

"Boys, I represent Anne Murray,

and she will play at the Troubadour".

"If I can take a picture with it, I'll do it for you

". They agreed.

The picture became more evident

any other photo in my career.

Rolling Stone wanted to interview me, I suddenly was

LA girl. For a few weeks...

I put in "Midnight Special". It helped.

Annie never tried to be different from herself.

It was not a Midnight Special and transformed into something else.

Believed that Shep was crazy for taking

Anne Murray, but the truth is I hated what Alice Cooper

He liked the folk music of Anne Murray and things

as The Spinners.

I have liked the music of Alice

be more like The Spinners

Soul music. That's what I like. Aretha, Etta James

, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.

There was a song "Wake Up Everybody" it was my

anthem. Listened every day.

I received a call from CBS Records "We have an artist

we think will be great and we need a good manager"

Era Teddy Pendergrass. Never heard of him.

I went to listen to Philadelphia.

Touched in a small club.

The show was absolutely pitiful,

with a layer to James Brown, with fat dancers.

But he sang "Wake Up Everybody" and I realized that was the kind of

Harold Melvin and the blue notes.

I went to wait in the hallway to talk to him, like all Jews

managers, lined up like cattle.

Is So I left. I never talked to Teddy.

CBS called and asked how it was.

I'm not going to line up in the hallway to say that I am

one cool guy, so we asked for a meeting at his house.

Outside the building was a white Rolls-Royce saying

"TEDDY" in the patent.

I took the elevator to the penthouse and said:

"I will not take away too long I do not know much about life.."

"But I'll tell you what I can do: I can get high more

you..."

"... You have most beautiful women, I can

drunk than you...

" And when landslides with silver

show in your pocket... "

" .. . I'll be able to put that money

safe and that no one steals. "

He said," What? "I said," Why not get together

somewhere and bring your best drugs "? .

"And if you're still standing after that, you do not need me

. If I'm standing, you need me "

I expected a no, but instead said yes

thought." Sh*t, now I have to. "

Thought, now I need a really cool bag

- And I bought one of wood, it hits you and

was full of drugs. It was a pharmacy.

We smoked grass, we pull cocaine

ate mushrooms, we quaaludes...

The women came and went. We went bad.

Three days later he collapsed.

I was his manager for

the rest of his life.

Best of Shep are their stories.

In mind that Alice Cooper concert somewhere

when Alice returned to the dressing

were plenty of tables with food, sandwiches, drinks

But a month later, Teddy Pendergrass played in the same place

back and just had a bottle of water.

After the show I went to ask for money from Teddy to

promoter, but said he did not have it and refused to pay

". If you do not pay, do not leave here alive" I said

I have no family, I have nothing to lose, I do not care

I offered her ring, so is

I took it and went where Teddy.

"How the hell can I get 20% of this ring?"

I then explained about something that blew my mind,

called "Chitlin circuit '."

Promoters possessing radio stations,

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