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Article: Record-breaking run at the `rest home for pop music has-beens' BUSINESS PROFILE The head of Sanctuary Group says music industry is as much about touring and merchandise as it is about record sales
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 2, 2002
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ANDY TAYLOR doesn't look very rock `n' roll. In fact with his big
frame and bald head he looks more like a genial publican. But as the
head of Sanctuary Group, a music company whose acts include Iron
Maiden, the Pet Shop Boys and Elaine Paige, he has been a serious
player in the UK music scene for a quarter of a century.
He's an intriguing mix, with a fat cigar in his hand and only a
modest interest in music. "I like melodic music, like Dolly Parton
and Carole King," he says. And as he reels off facts and figures
about the business it makes you wonder whether the industry really is
in the parlous state newspaper headlines would have us believe.
EMI reported a tale of woe the other week ...