Irving Azoff Responds to the Venue Wars Between AEG and MSG
The following statement from Irving Azoff, regarding the increasingly sharp battle over exclusives being waged between Azoff MSG and AEG Live, was sent to Billboard’s Dave Brooks prior to AEG’s Jay Marciano providing his own comment on the matter. For the main story outlining that battle, click here.
So I get a call from [Larry] Solters [Azoff’s longtime media consultant]. Billboard’s inquiring about “rumors” flying around from anonymous “sources” and “high placed agents.” Dave Brooks wants to know if I will respond. Solters urges me not to go on the record, since nobody else will, but I hate “fake news” as much as the next guy.
Let’s be clear: I am very fond of Jay Marciano, Lee Zeidman, Marc Geiger as well as the obvious other “unnamed sources” leaking this fable. C’mon guys, go on the record and don’t hide behind anonymity, trying to…
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