June 16, 2005 11:24 AM
Managing the Edge (and Bono)
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 11:24 AM
From sister site the New York Times Job Market, an interesting piece on the job of a rock band manager, profiling U2 manager Paul McGuinness:
The band members and I were always aware that it would be pathetic to be good at music but bad at business. They shared my understanding that great rock 'n' roll is a complex equation involving art, commerce, advertising, fashion, sex, politics and all sorts of things.