Rocker: Rick Rubin Isnt A Jerk Like Everyone Says
Rocker: Rick Rubin Isnt A Jerk Like Everyone Says
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Wireless Flash) Legendary record producer Rick Rubin has often been called difficult and uncompromising by industry insiders, but one young rocker is saying thats just a bunch of hooey. Josh Staples rock band, The Velvet Teen, was recently courted by every major label you can imagine and one of those was Rubins American Recordings. After hanging out with the producer of AC/DC and Rob Zombie, Staples says hes nothing like his ruthless tycoon image in fact, hes actually very sweet and nice. Nevertheless, that didnt influence the band to go with Rubin. Staples says Rubin and the rest of the labels showed him a great time, but the band still decided to go with an independent label, because they wanted a more personal connection with the people handling their music.
Thu 06-06-02