Elliot Roberts
Elliot Roberts | |
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Labels | Asylum Records |
Elliot Roberts (born Elliot Rabinowitz,
Biography
He was born and grew up in
Roberts was Joni Mitchell's manager until 1985,[9] and remained Neil Young's manager until his death in 2019. Young called him "the greatest manager of all time", and in his autobiography wrote of him: "Because I tend to avoid the confrontations and delivering bad news, I am not good at doing any of that. Elliot is. He knows how to communicate where I don't. Just as I wake up every day with a new idea, he wakes up every day with a new approach to solving the problems that arise with the projects I am already immersed in. There are a lot of them. This is our pattern."[8] Roberts himself said: "I think I'm tough. Have you ever met a guy in my position who thought he was a pussy? I'm tough, but I'm fair. No, I think I'm way tough, and I don't think I'm fair at all. Fairness comes into the equation sometimes, but when I deal with Neil for Neil, I don't care what's fair — I only care what Neil wants. Not what's fair."[8] Roberts also supported Young's philanthropic and political work, and collaborated with Young creatively on film and video projects, often under his birth name of Elliot Rabinowitz.[7] He launched Vapor Records with Young in 1995.[6]
Roberts also managed Tom Petty, Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan and The Cars.[8] He was also associated with Jackson Browne, the Eagles, Talking Heads, Devo, Spiritualized, Mazzy Star, Devendra Banhart, The Alarm, and others.[2][7]
He died in 2019, aged 76; details were not reported.[7]
References
- ^ a b Tom King, The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood, p. 54, Broadway Books (New York 2001).
- ^ a b The Guardian article: "Lady of the Canyon."
- ^ Sisario, Ben (June 23, 2019). "Elliot Roberts, Manager of Rock Stars, Is Dead at 76". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ISBN 9781400075447.
- ^ Bachman, Tal (June 28, 2019). "A Titan Has Fallen". SteynOnline. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Daniel Durchholz, Gary Graff, Neil Young: Long May You Run, Voyageur Press, 2012, p.33
- ^ a b c d e Lewis, Randy (June 21, 2019). "Elliot Roberts, who managed Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, dies at 76". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Browne, David (June 18, 2019). "Elliot Roberts, Longtime Neil Young Manager, Dead at 76". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ "Elliot Roberts", jonimitchell.com, June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019