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Originally Posted by nicole21290
Well, fans aren't the only ones who thought it wasn't exactly fantastic...
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well we knew by his own accounts that Richard feels his role as a producer has been marginalized by Lindsey, and now, perhaps also by Ken (I don't know what Ken is quoted as saying in the article). By writing his book, Ken has gotten his version of his role in producing FM music on record. Other than his obvious credits on the albums and the Grammy on his shelf at home, the specifics of Richard's contributions to the process remain ill-defined. This seems to bother him a lot. He clearly feels dissed by LB whom he feels has at best minimized and at worst completely dismissed his contributions. And this may have some truth to it. Ken also hasn't really said a whole lot to illuminate just what Richard's role was. Richard could rectify this by telling his own story.
He also contributed to his own situation by not going on to establish his credentials outside of FM and turning down chances to work with other bands or other producers (Ken went on to produce other major acts, and, both Ken and Jimmy Iovine asked Richard to work with them). It seems he turned much of that work down out of a sense of loyalty to LB, a sense of loyalty that perhaps was not reciprocated.... hence his feeling of being somewhat discarded or pushed aside. Again, that may be true, and his loyalty may have been misguided, but nevertheless nothing purely "happens" to us, we usually in some way contribute. Maybe he naively thought his relationship with LB would remain the same forever and ever.... maybe, because of his admitted self-esteem issues, he didn't have the self-confidence to take on other jobs.
He should either just write the damn book telling his version of events, without bitterness, just record his memories....or let it go. Even in his current more mellow approach to life I don't see LB doling out much credit to others regarding production and arrangement of FM songs. His own need for recognition in doing that overshadows that. Richard seems like he's somehow just waiting for Lindsey to "speak the truth" about Richard's role, and I just don't see that happening. He either needs to get it out of his system and document it somehow, which is kinda what the blog seemed to be to me, or move on.