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Some sources erroneously cite 1940 as his year of birth. He later added a second "l" to his middle name, which he prefer
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Spector also co-produced, with Lennon and Yoko Ono, the Elastic Oz Band's "God Save Us"
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In the same 1987 interview, Harrison said Spector's problems with alcohol and his frequent hospitalisation typified thei
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When asked about reports that Spector had fired his gun into the ceiling, Lennon said: "I don't like to tell tales out o
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Joey Ramone stated that working with his "idol" turned out to be everything he had expected. And the band name-checked
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Spector later credited himself with originating both the phrase "record producer" and the field itself, stating he was "
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Spector is also credited as the first "star" producer. Jerry Wexler, who followed the standard artist-engineer intermedi
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Wolfe's article also propagated inaccuracies that reinforced myths about him working in isolation, among other embellish
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While Spector was often compared to Wagner, such comparisons have been widely rejected by classical music scholars.
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Spector held Gordy "in singularly high regard", according to Brown, although Supremes singer Diana Ross stated: "Berry n
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MacLeod surmised that Spector's precedent influenced later managers and producers in "their awareness and approach to th
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While recognizing Joe Meek as both "the first record producer in the world" and "the first to manipulate every element o
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Stanley framed Spector's temporary withdrawal from music, coinciding with the release of Pet Sounds, as an admission tha
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Spector later stated, "I heard a different kind of rock and roll than Fats Domino or Chuck Berry, who were big influence
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His songs also appeared in The Big Wednesday (1978), Quadrophenia (1979), Stripes (1981), Sixteen Candles (1984), Top Gu
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Rolling Stone reported, "Spector hit the stage bopping madly to the strains of the Ronettes' "Be My Baby", flanked by th
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In 1994, Spector wrote a letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's nominating committee to oppose the Ronettes being co
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In his 1989 book He's a Rebel, Mark Ribowsky praised Spector as "a recluse in the truest, proudest sense" and viewed him
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Ronnie Spector issued a statement saying, in part, "It’s a sad day for music and a sad day for me [...] he was a brillia
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