Billboard has been covering and interviewing the late Clive Davis since the 1960s, near the start of his storied career — resulting in no shortage of incredible insight from the highly-influential executive.
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Whether he was sharing his thoughts on the current state of the industry or foreseeing its future, Davis was always willing to let us in on what he was thinking — or more often than not, plotting.
Below, revisit some of his best quotes dating back to 2000, at which point he was already 40 years into his career.
