Tuesday mornings I would be at Tower Records at 10 o'clock - 9 o'clock in LA. The store...
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Sir Elton John, Himself:
Tuesday mornings I would be at Tower Records at 10 o'clock - 9 o'clock in LA. The store would open at 9 and they'd let me in and it was a ritual and it was a ritual I loved. It was my music center. Yeah, I knew where everything was and if they didn't have something in one week and they didn't have the next week, I told them. "You need to, you know, you need to get this in."
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tuesday mornings i would be at tower records
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at 10 00 9 00 in la
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the store'd open at nine and they'd let me in
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and it was a ritual and it was a ritual i loved
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it was you know my music center
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yeah i knew where everything was
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and if they didn't have something in one week
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or the next week
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i told them i said you need to get this in
Clip duration: 22 seconds
Views: 188
Timestamp in movie: 00h 26m 47s
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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00:23 Elton John I mean Tower just had everything
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