Red13JoePa wrote:Well, HE'S asking where are his royalties from Survivor?
By shifting the blame to him mocking the Baywatch song and mocking him for pissing all that money away, you're actually saying "So what if Frankie jammed Jamison on the Survivor money he owes him? He should STILL have money."
Discussing it with you where one question is answered, then you ignore that ask another question which is answered, then ignore THAT and go back to the OLD question gives one a weird sense of explaining chickens and eggs to a 5 year old.
All of your questions have been asked and answered.
Hey Red...
Firstly, Andrew only posted a link....so he is not responsible for the content of the interview....positive, negative or otherwise....
Just to add a small nugget to this ever increasing mountain....FS, better yet, nobody has access to Jamo's royalties with Survivor. They are distributed by an independant source...ASCAP, BMI ect. or his publisher...Frankie could not get his hands on it if he tried....I am NOT trying to fuel any fire here, but I wanted you guys to know how we (artists) get paid...it is the same for all of us....we go to the mailbox and woila $$$$ hahahha....well that's how it comes in....
As far as "Reach" well let's just say that was not a Million seller, but it sold amazingly well (for this marketplace) for sure...and the advance I am sure would go to recording costs, UNLESS there was an agreement for a split on the advance....however, that would not be much....probably about the amount Jimi is cliaming for his expenses if even that amount....Only Jamo and FS know the real skinny there...but the amount of revenue generated from that album alone would not be an enormous amount of $$$....and as far as songwriting royalties (see above paragraph)...
As far as the Baywatch theme...and again not to get into specifics here, but the royalites (again, seperate from Survivor) would have added up in the millions....there are only two possible scenarios....One, it was spent.....Two, the publishing was signed away to a lable exec or someone giving him an advance on his publishing (for probably pennies on the dollar) this would be again, a lable exec or publisher....NOT JP or FS...remember Jamo was gone at that time....and JP AND FS sued Jamo...and there was a ton of bad blood for years...it was two vs. one, and everyone was AGAINST the one....now it is totally the opposite....
JP will NEVER, I mean NEVER back up that interview....I know the man...deep down know the man...and he has class that has no bounds...I may disagree with JP on some personal points, but as a man he would NEVER slag someone in the press or in an interview.....JP is an amazing songwriter and has great skill at working the press, he would never piss across the bridge....ever....JP is one of the most intuative guys I know, and he always thinks big picture....quite simply...great dude....
As far as songwriting....well JP will NEVER back up that interview statement either....JP would never just give away a song at 50/50 unless they both....THEY BOTH added equal input to the song....FS, I am sure would not either.....thus it was, and always will be one of the greatest collaborations in our era....like it or not they have one of the strongest track records TOGETHER of ANY writing duo in our era...seperately they do not have 1/100th of the success they had TOGETHER....and that is fine....they do really good stuff apart, but AMAZING, LEGENDARY stuff together.....
This whole interview thing, well it really is a non story....Jamo can say what he wants, Free country baby...but facts are facts.....and thats why the tabloid press does so well, people want to gossip and well let's just say that interview was sexy....had the "good dirt" as Jamo called it....whether Jamo was prodded or thrown soft balls as I read earlier does not matter....we all are responsible for what we say...and more importantly what we do....attacking the interview point by point as some have done I don't feel is going to accomplish anything (even though I did it a bit here)....EVERYONE that reads it will side for who they like/believe in/respect BEFORE they even read it...it's not going to change anybodies minds either way...do I agree with the interview....Nah....does it matter....Nah....
I respect everybodies opinion on this issue, I just wanted to state a few facts as it relates to royalties and that sort of thing....if some one other that I or another artist on this board made the same points I apologize in advance for reposting information....
Lastly....I hope Jamo and JP's album sells a million....and I hope mine does too....hahahahhaah
Thanks guys and I hope everybody has a safe and Happy Holiday Season and New Year....
JV
yea, well hey.
), admitting it happened and defelectiong blame ("Go to the publishers!!! it's THEIR fault!!!" or "It's unethical reporting for MR to run this!!!" 
), and then admitting it happened, mocking Jamison (and let's face it at the end of the day, it ALWAYS comes back to that for you) and saying "so what, do something about it na na na na na!, 
" ("JJ's an infant, incapable of making his own money, why's he have to depend on Survivor after all he's 'an AOR legend' and has that mega hit 'I'll Be Here' to come back to so he shouldn't need the money Survivor owes him anyway?")