By the way, you may or may not like Jason Blumes' stuff. But I will tell you this. Jason Blume is a BRILLIANT businessman.

He deserves the credibility he earned."

Gregory I will give you that point and it kinda proves mine. Money is primary talent and quality secondary. IMHO it does not matter how good a businusman you are you should be producing quality products to get anywhere in this business. The fact that good business wins over talent on a regular basis is what makes me angry about this business. It ceased to be art many many moons ago and is now a factory churning out cheap immitations.
If you want examples of this crap look at the UK current top 10 pop charts. I have a short critique on the get rich quick thread giving a rundown. It is worth a look and a listen to some of these turkeys.