and Bruce Springsteen use to call himself the "BOSS" 
"You know, Bruce Springsteen, who I've turned off of these days because he's too money hungry. He'll say "It's my manager. It's my lawyer." You're 57 years old. You can't say "it's my manager, it's my lawyer." And you take whatever... 10 million dollars, 50 million, 100, whatever... I don't know what the number is because it's all over the place. And you know that you're not selling those kinds of records anymore."- Walter Yetnkikoff
Tommy Mottola - Tommy Mottola Horrified After Label Boss Slapped Bruce Springsteen
by WENN | 06 February 2013
Picture: Tommy Mottola and Thalia Broadway opening night of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at the Neil Simon Theatre - Arrivals. New York City, USA -...
Legendary record executive Tommy Mottola was left mortified when his label boss struck Bruce Springsteen on the head for failing to say hello.
Mottola is famous for having nurtured the careers of some of the biggest artists in history, including his ex-wife Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Billy Joel and Springsteen.
But he feared his professional relationship with the Dancing in the Dark rocker was ruined after controversial Cbs records chief Walter Yetnikoff swiped the star around the back of the head at the beginning of a dinner.
Mottola tells The Hollywood Reporter,
"I wanted to run out of the restaurant. The last thing I needed was Bruce thinking I was a part of that kind of behaviour. It was extreme, but if you know Walter, anything was possible.
"Still, Walt was one of the kindest guys to come along in this business. Despite the things that brought him down and made him fall apart (from alcoholism), he was a brilliant man, and without him, I would probably not have the opportunities that I did."
Mottola eventually took over from Yetnikoff at Cbs Records when the label was relaunched as Sony Music
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tommy-mottola-mariah-carey-life-417617
"You know, Bruce Springsteen, who I've turned off of these days because he's too money hungry. He'll say "It's my manager. It's my lawyer." You're 57 years old. You can't say "it's my manager, it's my lawyer." And you take whatever... 10 million dollars, 50 million, 100, whatever... I don't know what the number is because it's all over the place. And you know that you're not selling those kinds of records anymore."- Walter Yetnkikoff
Tommy Mottola - Tommy Mottola Horrified After Label Boss Slapped Bruce Springsteen
by WENN | 06 February 2013
Picture: Tommy Mottola and Thalia Broadway opening night of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at the Neil Simon Theatre - Arrivals. New York City, USA -...
Legendary record executive Tommy Mottola was left mortified when his label boss struck Bruce Springsteen on the head for failing to say hello.
Mottola is famous for having nurtured the careers of some of the biggest artists in history, including his ex-wife Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Billy Joel and Springsteen.
But he feared his professional relationship with the Dancing in the Dark rocker was ruined after controversial Cbs records chief Walter Yetnikoff swiped the star around the back of the head at the beginning of a dinner.
Mottola tells The Hollywood Reporter,
"I wanted to run out of the restaurant. The last thing I needed was Bruce thinking I was a part of that kind of behaviour. It was extreme, but if you know Walter, anything was possible.
"Still, Walt was one of the kindest guys to come along in this business. Despite the things that brought him down and made him fall apart (from alcoholism), he was a brilliant man, and without him, I would probably not have the opportunities that I did."
Mottola eventually took over from Yetnikoff at Cbs Records when the label was relaunched as Sony Music
.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tommy-mottola-mariah-carey-life-417617
..white folks seem to have a different boundarie than black folks when it comes to jokes....it makes me cringe to think black artist are taking this kindve disrespect coming from they boss
...I can only hope that boundarie aint being crossed,becuz id like to believe we'd see or hear about more Latrell Sprewell style chokings
It wasn't like that before.
