Oh my god, great article.
Seth, Ian and Miles Copeland? Ha! Jekyl vs. Hyde. Miles...so brutal. I hated him back when I worked for Don Law.
Money quote (sort of pun intended):
"It was really a perfect lesson in it being show business not show friends. I got pretty bitter about it but??I hate to use the cliché??I decided don??t get mad, get even."
2nd money quote:
"The 930 Club though, people might find this shocking, it??s really not a huge money maker for us. The money is in [I.M.P.??s] concerts. The 930 Club was always, in my business, a tool, a farm system for establishing relationships with bands so you can do them when they get big"
As much as I complain about some of the details (surcharge on parking!), alas, it's true. Clubs don't make that much money. With clubs, you're establishing relationships.