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ABA Forum: Clients with Substance Abuse Problems – A Historical Look at How the Music Business Has Handled Addiction Issues
Walter Yetnikoff
One of the most storied – and controversial – executives in the history of the record industry, Walter Yetnikoff was head of CBS Records from 1975 to 1990. Over the course of his career at CBS, he oversaw an explosive growth in record sales (both by his label group and the industry at large), became embroiled in numerous feuds with artists and rival executives, and presided over the sale of the CBS label group to Sony in 1988. Along the way, he made the careers of a who’s who of modern rock and pop music – Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Billy Joel among them. Today, Yetnikoff runs a small boutique label and is an in-demand public speaker. His memoir, Howling at the Moon: Confessions of a Music Mogul in an Age of Excess, was published in 2004. |
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Description: In this clip from a panel held at a 2007 meeting of the American Bar Association on handling substance abuse problems in clients or company settings, former head of CBS Records Walter Yetnikoff discusses how addictions were handled when he first started in the music industry, and assesses what the industry as a whole has learned from the aftermath of that time. He then talks in specific terms about what he recommends that management do about drug use, drug sharing, and evident substance abuse issues in the workplace.
Shoot Date: October 2007 |
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