@omzir

The industry was a different animal back then! With the advent of limited ownership (MTV, VH1 & BET now owned by the same company) record labels are folding into one another, the new artists like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Jason DA-HELL-NO, Justin Bieber having 360 contracts where every aspect of their career is managed and control by the "corproate masters". Some have a tad more leeway then others (TS & Gaga writer their own lyrics allegedly) but the game has changed considerable since the days of MJ, Prince! I'll take it back even further to one of my dad's favs, Johnny "Guitar" Watson who wrote all lyrics, played all instruments, sang all songs, produced & manufactured his own CDs pre-Rick James and Prince!!