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Literally! With Rob Lowe

Clive Davis: Let's Proceed

Literally! With Rob Lowe

Stitcher & Team Coco

Society & Culture

4.712.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Our GRAMMYs special, in which Rob and music production legend Clive Davis discuss the formula for a hit record, signing The Notorious B.I.G., passing on John Mellencamp, a new biopic about Whitney Houston, and the painting of Earth Wind & Fire hanging in the National Portrait Gallery. Plus: Rob and Clive weigh in on the greatest American songwriter.

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0:00.0

Hi, Clive.

0:02.0

Well, low, low there, Rob. Good to see you.

0:05.0

It's so good to see you. I spent last night watching your documentary,

0:09.0

and I got so nervous knowing I was going to be talking to you that I had a hard time going to sleep.

0:14.0

Well, we know each other longer than up,

0:17.0

but there's nothing remotely to be nervous about.

0:31.0

Welcome to a special edition,

0:34.0

our special Grammy edition of literally with Rob Low.

0:38.0

This is the thing we're going to do from time to time where we give you a little special something,

0:41.0

something, something, when it warrants it.

0:44.0

If Grammy weekend doesn't warrant it, I don't know what does.

0:47.0

And if you're talking about music and you're talking about the Grammys,

0:51.0

there is nobody you'd rather talk to than our guest today, Clive Davis,

0:56.0

who is the man who signed.

1:01.0

Think about it. He discovered and signed.

1:04.0

Channis Chaplin, Bruce Springsteen, Santana,

1:10.0

Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin,

1:18.0

Barry Manelow, Whitney Houston, Patty Smith,

1:24.0

and along with L.A. Reed and Babyface, Outcast, Usher, Pink, Tony Braxton,

1:32.0

notorious B.I.G. I mean, this guy is the Yoda of music,

1:43.0

and he's coming our way.

1:46.0

Okay, let's proceed.

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