So I would say generally, I love “Androgynous.” I think “Unsatisfied” is probably my favorite, favorite, favorite song. I remember hearing that they were going to name the next one, which ended up being Tim, Let It Bleed, which would be awesome. It’s funny there might be some people who listen to this podcast and don’t get, “Well, Let It Be was the Beatles, Janet.” I’m not saying that the Beatles aren’t important in the pantheon of music, they’re the most important as are the Rolling Stones and all that, but to me personally, the Replacements were the game-changer. Then honestly, Let It Be to me is like the Beatles. It was the cassette tape, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash.

For me music discovery came when I was in my late teens and I discovered the Replacements in the mid ‘80’s and lost my mind. Then when I was little, I still liked Shaun Cassidy and things that got fed to you. Then, I remember getting into Billy Joel, he was from Long Island, I grew up on Long Island. I loved “Nadia’s Theme” because it was from the Olympics and the Olympics were a big deal. So my sisters will have to drag me along to concerts. Janet Billig Rich: I have two older sisters who influenced my musical tastes in a way where I just didn’t want to like what they liked and they were really into prog rock, Jethro Tull, Yes, Hot Tuna, and I saw all those bands play live by the time I was 12.

She discusses her varied career in the music industry, and talks about why her appearance on the cover of the New York Post (below) led her to switch from management to a career as a music supervisor, clearing rights for Broadway shows like Rock of Ages, as well as for movies and TV shows. After taking in about 100 shows she went on to sell merch at indie rock shows, intern at Caroline Records, and then move on up to manage acts like Nirvana, Hole, and Dinosaur Jr. Janet Billig Rich became interested in music when she first saw the Replacements.

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