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Clive Davis, who died on June 29, closing out a five-decade run in the music business , has been characterized as an innovator, mentor, risk taker, and believer. He was also hailed as an adviser, doling out opinions on everything from vacation spots to restaurants to catchy choruses and music videos. There to receive his words of wisdom were all manner of friends and associates, 10 of whom shared their experiences with Rolling Stone. “When I did my first solo album, everybody was making good money off of Matchbox Twenty.

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