<![CDATA[Universal Chairman Throws Himself A Pity Party - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Universal Chairman Throws Himself A Pity Party - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:03:31 EST Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:03:31 EST http://idolator.com/tunes/doug-morris/universal-chairman-throws-himself-a-pity-party-218241.php <![CDATA[Universal Chairman Throws Himself A Pity Party]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/doug-morris/universal-chairman-throws-himself-a-pity-party-218241.php#c686238 Digital music has been a monomania of Morris's for years. My significant other used to work for a friend of his, and he was bitching to anyone who'd listen about Napster and calling downloaders thieves back around 2001-02. The extortionate deals he's making now are the culmination of a longstanding obsession.

Make fun of Alain Levy all you want, but among the music moguls, he understands the shift in fundamental reality better than Morris does.

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:218241:c686238 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:03:31 EST <![CDATA[Universal Chairman Throws Himself A Pity Party]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/doug-morris/universal-chairman-throws-himself-a-pity-party-218241.php#c684920 Unrelated but the 50 cent picture reminded me that I heard on the radio this morning that he said Oprah has become a middle-aged white woman over the years. Bold statement. I wouldn't want to mess with Oprah.

Mattycake

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