10cc

BMI Icon Graham Gouldman Interview - The Legacy of 10cc At just 19, BMI Icon Graham Gouldman wrote “For Your Love” and the world began singing along to some of the most iconic hits of the ‘60s that he penned, including “Look Through Any Window,” “Bus Stop,” “No Milk Today” and “Listen People,” just to name a few. As if that weren’t enough, he formed one of the most beloved bands of the ‘70s, 10cc, and was responsible for giving the world “The Things We Do For Love” and “I’m Not in Love.”  In this exclusive video series, which highlights Gouldman’s spectacular success performing and writing for an incredible five decades and counting, his passion for music is contagious. Thirty million albums later, Gouldman is now rightfully a true BMI Icon, who was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last year. Learn how he started out and where he’s headed now in this not-to-be-missed conversation! In addition to writing and performing with the band 10cc, Graham Gouldman has composed hits for Herman's Hermits, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, and others. http://www.bmi.com About BMI Celebrating 75 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in more than 10.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 700,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI's repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year.

• published: 08 Oct 2015
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