Rocker: ‘Rick Rubin Isn’t A Jerk Like Everyone Says’

Rocker: ‘Rick Rubin Isn’t A Jerk Like Everyone Says’



SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – Legendary record producer Rick Rubin has often been called difficult and uncompromising by industry insiders, but one young rocker is saying that’s just a bunch of hooey. Josh Staples’ rock band, The Velvet Teen, was recently courted by “every major label you can imagine” and one of those was Rubin’s American Recordings. After hanging out with the producer of AC/DC and Rob Zombie, Staples says he’s nothing like his ruthless tycoon image – in fact, he’s actually “very sweet and nice.” Nevertheless, that didn’t influence the band to go with Rubin. Staples says Rubin and the rest of the labels showed him a great time, but the band still decided to go with an independent label, because they wanted a more personal connection with the people handling their music.

Thu 06-06-02