[Max Raker]

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Was Phil Spector as innovative and important as Rolling Stone says he is?

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Oh hells yeah. Most record producers are parasites on the careers of bands and artists, but Phil Spector was actually the creator of everything on the records he produced, regardless of whose name was on the credits. He was also an extreme sex perv freak, gun nut and paranoid coke fiend. he was about as high-roller as dudes like that can be, and it all drove him nuts. Unique character.

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Have you ever met Phil or was good friends with anybody who has worked with him? I have heard some pretty crazy stories about him including one in which he tied up John Lennon during a session and pointed a loaded gun at him. Not sure if it is just gossip, but it seems like even in a field that has its share of unstable people, Spector manages to stand out.