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Danny Fields, born Daniel Feinberg, November 13, 1939, is an American manager, publicist, journalist, and author.

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Fields is one of the greatest figures in the music industry for 3 generations, namely: the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. A man in the shadows present absolutely everywhere, he was one of the most influential people in the music industry. History of Punk Rock.

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At the end of 1966, young Danny discovered a young group called The Doors, headed by a charismatic singer. The success of "Light my Fire" helping, Danny Fields was hired by Elektra Records as press agent and had the great task of making known the DOORS at their beginnings and that in spite of a very relative agreement with Jim Morrison.

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Throughout his career, Fields has managed bands such as MC5, The Stooges and the Ramones (who dedicated their song "Danny Says" to him).

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Very close to Andy Warhol's "Factory" (Warhol's model and muse, Edie Sedgwick having lived with him for a time), Danny also took care of the management of the Velvet Underground, a famous group bringing together, among others, Lou Reed and his muse of the time, the singer Nico. The New York formation was more or less managed in a rather chaotic way by Warhol during their first years.

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He introduced Nico (The Velvet Underground) to Jim Morrison, with whom she had an eventful affair...

Danny and Jim Morrison didn't really like each other. Fields disliked Morrison's unpredictability, destructiveness, and selfishness when he was under the influence of alcohol and "Jimbo" got the better of Jim.

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Danny got along much better with Iggy Pop to the point of helping him relaunch his career when the latter also sank into drugs and alcohol. To do so, Fields introduced Iggy to his musical and spiritual savior: David Bowie.

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Here is a 10-minute video in which Danny Fields talks about his meeting with The Doors and Jim Morrison (excerpt from the documentary "Danny Says", Brendan Toller - 2015): HERE