I mean, Tower Records had everything. Those people knew their stuff. They were really on...
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Sir Elton John, Himself:
I mean, Tower Records had everything. Those people knew their stuff. They were really on their ball. I mean, they just weren't employees and they happened to work at music stores. They were devoted to music and that's what I loved about the Tower. I talk about music with them. They could say, "Hey, have you heard this?" And, eh, it was, it was just like they were like friends. I knew the guys in the store pretty well because I was so, you know, a regular.
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elton john i mean tower just had everything
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those people knew their stuff they were really on the ball
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they weren't just employees that happened to work in a music store
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they were devotees of music
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that's what i loved about the tower
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i could talk about music to them and they'd say
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have you heard this
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it was just they were like friends
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i knew the guys in the store pretty well
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because i was so you know regular
Clip duration: 23 seconds
Views: 211
Timestamp in movie: 00h 27m 21s
Uploaded: 15 November, 2022
Genres: documentary, history, music
Summary: 'All Things Must Pass' is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.
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00:08 Elton john it was comfortable and not intimidating at all
00:07 I can honestly say this without any exaggeration
00:12 It was famous for the record cover paintings
00:09 The presentation of music
00:13 The industry as a whole didn't respond appropriately
00:09 How do you compete with that
00:14 It was one of the greatest tragedies of my life
00:20 People went to great lengths
00:30 David geffen if you go to san francisco
00:33 Well first there was the thrill
00:25 Dave Grohl I got a job at Tower Records
00:09 Every music store whether it was a place to go buy...
00:11 David you had the troubadour and you had the roxy
00:10 If you loved music and having a record collection
00:36 We just drove down sunset boulevard
00:13 Artists who were in california and in los angeles
00:22 Tuesday mornings I would be at Tower Records
00:23 Elton John I mean Tower just had everything