|
In just one of many interviews I saw over the weekend an attorney in the music business was commenting on how brilliant MJ could be about money and dealmaking in terms of understanding royalties and their value. He said he was shrewd at negotiating contracts. Thus the purchase of the Beatles catalog and owning his own.
The flipside was that he had no idea what he was spending personally and was often surrounded by leaches he could not say no to when they wanted something. These same or similar leaches could not say no to him when he wanted to buy the elephant man's bones or whatever other stupid stuff he regularly purchased. He went through financial advisors and doctors like an alcoholic goes through cheap beer.
He was obviously a smart and talented but very troubled individual. He bought crap to fill some void he had in his life. I've seen former relatives do the same. Go deep into debt buying whatever crap is on TV. My ex father in law has 5 of everything.
__________________
Jerry
1983 911 SC/Carrera Franken car, 1974 914 Bumblebee, 1970 914-4, 1999 323ti
|