How developed was the international department at Warners then?
There were no fax machines when I joined. No telex machines. No computer. They werent set up like thy are now. It was still WMI (Warner Music International) but we went directly to the affiliates (to attain releases). Back then American acts stayed in the North America for most of the time. Yeah. It was an uphill battle for Tom. However, he did have a lot of successes. Paul Simon sold a lot of records outside of the U.S. So did Madonna. We had a-Ha and Rod Stewart. There were a lot of acts. I just saw Depeche Mode at the Hollywood Bowl. I remember (receiving) their Violator platinum plaque in 1990. I was there for two years working with the most amazing acts. Warner Bros. was probably the greatest label in the history of the record business in those years. I caught the tail end of that. I caught the mid-to-late end of Warners hey-day. (Producer) Ted Templeman worked there. Benny Medina was there at the time. It was amazing being part of that. . Much of your career has been working inte
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