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FROM BLUES TO BILLIONS: The Tragic Fall of Peter Green & The $10B Rise of Jami Gertz
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FROM BLUES TO BILLIONS: The Tragic Fall of Peter Green & The $10B Rise of Jami Gertz

Rock and roll was supposed to be the ultimate middle finger to the establishment, but as we see in this session, the “establishment” is exactly where the smart money ends up. We dive into the bizarre, polarized fates of Peter Green and Jami Gertz.

On one hand, you have Peter Green—the soul of Fleetwood Mac—who was so haunted by the concept of “filthy lucre” that he literally tried to give it all away before losing his mind to the Munich commune and a spike of LSD. It’s a tragic, cautionary tale of what happens when the “art” becomes too heavy for the artist to carry.

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On the flip side, we look at Jami Gertz. Remember the girl from Twister and The Lost Boys? She didn’t just survive Hollywood; she married into a $10 billion empire and now owns the Atlanta Hawks. While Green was running from the money, Gertz was lapping the field. We break down the “luck vs. skill” factor in rock-star wealth and why some legends die broke while bit-part actresses end up owning the league.

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This is an interesting conversation on HART O' THE MATTER with my buddy Matt Hartnett. I was going to cover this on the CMS last night but we ran out of time.

What do you think?

https://hartothematter.substack.com/p/did-banaman-expose-a-problem-in-hardcore

@classicmetalshow since you’re talking about the Fox/Roku deal, this guy is a financial guy who comments on Hollywood and finance. You might get an insight here:

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Not just with Steven Pearcy's band.

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