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At that time, he was in university, and at that time, I was right in the middle of kind of hard rock 'n' roll – which was Traffic, the band and I had called Traffic, which had become, you know, really quite strong - Steve Winwood was the lead singer on that, and another band called Spooky Tooth. Well, there's an overall sadness to it because he's such a soft, gentle genius, in a way, you know? When I first met him, he'd come to see me, to see if I might be interested to sign him. It's a shame he didn't get much recognition when he was living. I think probably my favorite section in the book is the one about Nick Drake, who's always been a very shrouded kind of character in music history. (Blackwell will be signing copies of the memoir at Rough Trade Records in New York City on June 16. The legendary record producer recently spoke with UCR about a few key players. He made up his mind to stay in the music industry.ĭecades later, Blackwell would be considered by many as the man responsible for introducing reggae music to the mainstream via his small but mighty independent label, which eventually grew to host some of the most influential names in rock and pop music.īlackwell's new memoir, The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond, (written with Paul Morley), revisits the stories behind some of these musicians and their relationship with Island Records. "The cards don't lie," Blackwell remembers her saying. Unable to decide, Blackwell visited the soothsayer. (Blackwell's mother was a friend of Ian Fleming's.) After the shoot wrapped, producer Harry Saltzman offered him a full-time job. Blackwell, who was born in London but grew up largely in Jamaica, had worked a wide array of jobs by the time he was a young man: real estate management, record distribution, and as a production assistant and location scout for the 1962 James Bond film Dr.