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John lennon was shot by an unknown at this time white male. The world has reacted with immense shock and grief to the first Rock And Roll assassination. It was like in one moment the 60s and the 70s got murdered. In his life hes given more love than most men and women on the face of this earth. Were here to prove that love is not dead, even though john is. You start the decade with the death of a beatle. You dont really know where youre going to go from that point. You know, culturally or musica...

Bowie for that matter realized if you want to make it, you got to be on mtv. >> but there is one group that is not happy with mtv -- many black artists who have been told their music doesnt fit the format. >> that is what is happening. we are being sat in the back of the bus television style. and there are other cable shows that form, they are going to try it. >> mtv doesnt exclude black acts. what mtv does exclude is music that is not rock and roll. >> mtv came out with no consideration on how ...

Surreal quality to them. and on this album is the first time ive really tried to adapt to a didactic kind of approach to songwriting. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ tremble like a flower ♪ >> artists in the 80s, david bowie for that matter, realized if you wanted to make it you needed to be on mtv. >> but theres one group thats not happy with mtv. many black artists who have been told their music doesnt fit the format. >> thats whats happening. were being sat in the back of the bu...

Adapt to a didactic kind of approach to songwriting. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ tremble like a flower ♪ >> artists in the 80s, david bowie for that matter, realized if you want to make it, youve got to be on mtv. >> but theres one group thats not happy with mtv. many black artists who have been told their music doesnt fit the format. >> thats whats happening. were being sat in the back of the bus television-style. and if pittman gets away with this and there are other cable sh...

We were going to work together, it was pretty clear to me that david wanted to make a commercial album. now im going to go make a pop record. but it was going to be his version of pop. >> my songs always tend to be impressionistic or even have a surreal quality to them. and on this album is the first time ive really tried to adapt to a didactic kind of approach to songwriting. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ tremble like a flower ♪ >> artists in the 80s, david bowie for that matter...

And on this album is the first time ive really tried to adapt to a didactic kind of approach to songwriting. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ tremble like a flower ♪ >> artists in the 80s, david bowie for that matter, realized if you wanted to make it you needed to be on mtv. >> but theres one group thats not happy with mtv. many black artists who have been told their music doesnt fit the format. >> thats whats happening. were being sat in the back of the bus television style. and i...

Bowie for that matter, realized if you wanted to make it you needed to be on mtv. >> but theres one group thats not happy with mtv. many black artists who have been told their music doesnt fit the format. >> thats whats happening. were being sat in the back of the bus television style. and if pittman gets away with this and there are other cable shows that do it theyre going to try it. >> mtv doesnt exclude black acts. what mtv does exclude is music that is not rock and roll. >> mtv came out wit...

But it was going to be his version of pop. >> my songs always tend to be impressionistic or even have a surreal quality to them. and on this album is the first time ive really tried to adapt to a didactic kind of approach to songwriting. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ tremble like a flower ♪ >> artists in the 80s, david bowie for that matter, realized if you wanted to make it you needed to be on mtv. >> but theres one group thats not happy with mtv. many black artists who have bee...

>> artists in the 80s and david bowie, for that matter, realized if you want to make it, you got to be on mtv. >> but theres one group thats not happy with mtv. many black artists who have been told their music doesnt fit the format. >> thats whats happening. were being sat in the back of the bus, television style. and there are other cable shows that form, they are going to try it. >> mtv doesnt exclude black acts. what mtv does exclude is music thats not rock and roll. >> mtv came out with no ...

>> artists in the 80s and david bowie, for that matter, realized if you want to make it, you got to approximate on mtv. >> but there is one group thats not happy with mtv. many black artists who have been told their music doesnt fit the format. >> thats whats happening. here being sat in the back of the bus, television style. and there are other cable shows that form, they are going to try it. >> mtv doesnt exclude black acts. what mtv does exclude is music thats not rock and roll. >> mtv came o...