Irving Azoff discusses music investment, reviving the Beach Boys and why music on TV is fading
How a Longtime Music Executive Is Trying to Protect Artists’ Legacies
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The 1970s Brought Change to the Beach Boys. A New Boxed Set Celebrates It.
By Ben Sisario / New York Times - THE BEACH BOYS
“Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions, 1969-1971” explores a time of experimentation and reinvention for the band.
Music Mogul Buys Beach Boys Songs, Calling Band ‘Underappreciated’
By Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg - Photo: Michael Ochs / Getty Images
Azoff, manager of the Eagles and Jon Bon Jovi, has acquired a majority interest in the band’s music, as well as an archive of photos, videos and interviews — the latest in a flurry of deals involving classic rockers. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but the total value of the assets is $100 million to $200 million, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Inside the Ambitious Plan to Monetize the Beach Boys’ Legacy
By PATRICK DOYLE / Rolling Stone - Photo: Guy Webster
When Carl Wilson died of cancer in 1998, his sons Jonah and Justyn became heirs to their father’s estate. That meant joining with surviving Beach…