
Who Is This Songwriter?
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Limerick City, Ireland
"Norah Jones has a song of mine on her album that she won all the Grammys with, It’s called "Turn Me On." My publisher thought it was about drugs. He said, "Hell, I’m not gonna have any damn drug stuff!"
Not sure? Well how about a few clues.
* The very first song he wrote became a Top 10 hit, earning him enough money to buy a house for his parents.
* His three biggest hit songs were all written in one 24-hour period.
* During a legal battle with his music publisher, a hitman offered to murder the businessman for $300 plus a first class round trip tickets from Chicago!
* He later learned that the same hitman had earlier offered his publisher the same deal - but in reverse!
OK - so you guessed it. Just click anywhere on this story to read our exclusive interview with him.
© Jim Liddane
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