“Bastards. Liars. Pimps. Theives. Scumsuckers. Perverts...”
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, August 1997
...And that's some of the nicer things they say about rock'n'roll managers. they may have swapped their baseball bats for law degrees, but as Phil Sutcliffe discovers, it's still the toughest job in showbusiness.
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