I just watched the new David Geffen biopic, "Inventing David Geffen" - OH MY

Also, the movie is worth watching if only for Sandy Gallin kvelling over his romance with her.

"You're in love with WHO!?"

"Bearding David Geffen"

He’s a poof

Years ago, circa 1999, I worked in a tanning salon in WeHo that got in these new high powered beds that ran about $70,000 each. Geffen came in to try them out and I was a little nervous waiting on him because really rich, powerful people make me nervous. About a month later, I was chatting with the guy who came into service them and he told me that David ordered two and had them installed in his garage of the former Darryl Zanuck estate that he'd bought.

Interesting film. Demonstrates the importance of being at the right place in the right time with the right idea. He wasn't brilliant at what he did. He just had the benefit of excellent timing and he took the initiative.

I have a soft spot for him because he's dyslexic, as am I, and managed to do very well in life. Just goes to show ya. Also, his mom sounded mean.

new? it was broadcast on 2012. the quote i remember from it was Cher saying David could scream louder than anyone else to get heard.

It's new on Netflix, I think.

Ask the town of Malibu how affable and kind he is, OP.

And what about Joni Mitchell? The mention of him used to send her into a rage...

^In his defense, she is the kind of person who carries grudges, and he did say that he had invested her money for her and that he made her a "VERY rich woman."

I liked it - but it seemed like HE made this film about himself. They didn't really dive into anything where he may have been less than just a business guy.

It screamed like a big PR piece. I like him and he has done a lot for gay rights, but they left a lot out of the documentary, I'm sure.

he was in therapy daily for years.

He is likely the reason Judee Sill was not a success, which led to her death.

r14, um?

R15, Sill was the very first artist signed to his brand new Asylum Records label in 1971. But the two of them had a disagreement over something and she referred to his ‘pink shoes’ during a live performance one night. He was closeted, found out about the remark, and basically pulled support for her album. She was under contract to do one more, which wasn’t really marketed at all upon its release. She faded into obscurity a couple years later, was rear-ended in her car by another driver, suffered debilitating back pain that required surgery, which was botched, and had a hard time getting legal painkillers. She turned to heroin and died of an overdose in 1979.

Now she’s a cult legend and her songs have been rediscovered and covered by many people.

well so she mocked him.

Was Steven Antin interviewed?

Geffen is a controlling narcissist. There were reports of him bullying reporters who tried to write an unapproved exposé about him.

Well look at the sabotage Geffen did to Donna Summer's career.

He can be very vindictive.

“well so didn’t laugh at his joke”

*she ^^

Any intimation that he was romantically involved with Nyro is horseshit. She "broke his heart" only by not going with him to Asylum after initially saying she would. It was professional heartbreak only.

I remember Geffen quoted in a NY Times Magazine story from 15-20 years ago saying he felt that gay men are incapable of long-term relationships. Clearly he was projecting his own failures at relationships onto the rest of us. Serious self-hatred going on with him in spite of his so-called support of gay causes.

R19 is right. You don't get to where he is by being "affable and kind," as OP puts it. He's clearly not going to show his true colors in a TV bio.

I loved it! If you're a fan of music, it's a must see documentary. Someone should make a money about his life, because it's one of the most fascinating Hollywood stories ever. I would cast Penn Badgley as Geffen.

Cher really was an opportunistic whore back then. She only got into a relationship with Geffen to further her career.

He reportedly was the one behind the "Donna Summer hates gays" rumor that pretty much destroyed her career. She was on his record label and they didn't get along. He's a vindictive little bitch.

He's a monster. Did the documentary mention that?

R25, Donna did have a problem with gays because of her religious beliefs. She even harassed Paul Jabara, who was dying of AIDS at the time, over some royalty money. His friends had to step in and shut her down.

Donna always denied she said anything.

Judee Sill

So great, R29. 🥰

Not my favorite song of hers by a long shot, but it’s great that such a video from the BBC even survives at all.

There's also...

Geffen dropped Kylie in the US around 1990, just when she started getting really good, so fuck that shithead

He's clearly not going to show his true colors in a TV bio.

What are his true colors?

Free Man...

This thread inspired me to watch it just now. Quite a guy, very talented, very successful. Endearing in his way. Not much else to say. I liked Jackson Browne's stories of Geffen walking out of negotiations and telling people to fuck off. I would have liked to hear actual recordings of him screaming and busting balls on the phone.

Jackson Browne sold his soul to Geffen.

r36, what about his pole?

Is Geffen still hiding from COVID on his luxury yacht?

Geffen is a horrible human being. I remember reading about him in the New York Observer back when that was a thing and being amazed at what a roach he was. Greed and fear are his only two "emotions".

He's cute!