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10 Questions with ... Robbie Lloyd
October 30, 2007
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NAME:Robbie LloydTITLE:National Alternative PromotionRECORD COMPANY: Interscope, Geffen, and A&MBASED:Los AngelesBORN:10/13/67RAISED:In a barn
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
Virgin, Cargo, Alias, Epitaph, Interscope/Geffen/A&M.
LAST NON-INDUSTRY JOB:
Boxing TV's for Sony
FIRST RECORD EVER PURCHASED:
none
FIRST CONCERT:
Barry Manilow (parents); Bad Brains (my choice)
FAVORITE BAND OF ALL-TIME:
Pepto and the Abysmals. You should have heard the demos, amazing shit.
1. What got you interested in the record business?
Not having to worry about stealing music on the internet anymore. Downloading was kind of tough back in 1992 before the internet.
2. What was your favorite station to listen to when you were a kid?
My parents didn't believe in radio. I've been fighting them ever since
3. What do you like best about your job? Worst?
Best: Brenda Romano and Lenny Diana.
Worst: Not being around Brenda Romano and Lenny Diana.
4. What would surprise people most about you?
My beard.
5. What was the first record you worked to radio and what has been the biggest change since you first began doing radio promotion?
Rocket From the Crypt "Hippy Dippy Do." What is change? Who are you, random question asker?
6. Every promotion person has a record close to their heart that for one reason or another never broke through -- "The One That Got Away." What is your "One That Got Away," and what did you learn from that record?
I can't talk about this as it sends me into a vortex of depravity, an abyss of depression. Can anything be learned from this darkness? I ask myself that question everyday.
7. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without _________?
A warm glass of cocoa.
8. What music do you listen to when you're not working?
Why would I listen to music?
9. Biggest career highlight?
Getting my own filing cabinet for all the paperwork we have to do these days
10. What career path would you be following had it not been for this industry?
1-900 lines. People tell me I have a really good phone voice.
Bonus Questions
What are your hobbies?
Doing nothing. I'm treasurer of the "March To Zero" club. We're getting close.
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