I am really sad to write that Phil Quartararo has died.
The former head of several record companies including Warner Bros. and Virgin Records, Phil worked with every major act in the business including Linkin Park, the Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, and the Rolling Stones.
Just 67 years old, Phil was beloved in the business. (Apparently, to quote Billy Joel, only the good die young.) His presence lit up every ballroom or convention or concert. He was one of the few people that when you saw him coming, you were actually happy.
According to Wikipedia, Phil directed the marketing and launch of recordings of Coldplay, Norah Jones, Blake Shelton, the Beach Boys, and the Beatles. He was involved with marketing the estate catalogs of the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Les Paul.
At different times, Phil ran Warner Music, EMI, and Virgin Records. In heaven, he’s going to see a lot of our old pals in the music biz who we’ve lost recently and too soon like Kenny DeCamillo and Jerry Blair. Unreal. But the skies will be bursting with good music and great stories.
Unreal. Condolences to Phil’s family.
