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In 1977 and 1978, Prinz served as the Concert Chairman for the College Union Program Board, a role that enabled him to recruit talent (e.g., Meatloaf, Hall \u0026amp; Oates, Peter Allen, etc.) to be showcased on campus. After completing a summer job with Billy Joel’s agent in 1978, he accepted a full-time job offer at the same agency, which would also represent Paul Simon (Queens College Class of 1963). Prinz continued to build his career in New York until 1989, when he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue further professional opportunities in the talent business.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this interview, Prinz recalls his childhood in Queens and his student days on campus, including the Concert Committee activities that laid the foundation for his successful career in entertainment. 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I have a couple of just quick housekeeping questions before we get started. Do you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the Queens Memory informed consent and copyright permission form that I shared with you over email?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=0.0,17.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Yes. And I filled it out and signed it yesterday. Did you know that or no?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=17.0,21.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Fabulous. I actually, I didn't receive it personally, but that's terrific. Thank you so much. Excellent. My name is Sara Kahan and I'm with Rob Prinz. We are recording on May 16th, 2023 for the Queens Memory Project. Could you say and spell your full name for us?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=21.0,39.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: My full name is Robert Prinz, P as in Peter, r i n z as in Zebra, but I go by Rob.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=39.0,48.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Okay, fantastic. Once again, we are so grateful that you've agreed to do this interview with us. And we're gonna get started by talking a little bit about your early life. Where were you born and raised?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=48.0,61.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I was born in Forest Hills Hospital, and I lived, as a young child, first in Forest Hills. Then we moved to Douglaston and then to Jamaica Estates, all in Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=61.0,80.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: And what did your parents do for a living?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=80.0,84.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: My father worked in the Garment Center in New York, and his office was actually in the Empire State Building, which was pretty cool as a kid to go in and visit him, or whenever I'd see the Empire State Building, I'd say my dad works there. So I have a strong connection to that, to that building. And my mother was an interior decorator. She worked independently, also in some furniture stores, also in Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=84.0,116.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Lovely. Okay. And where is your family originally from?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=116.0,121.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Not sure how far back you want me to go. My dad was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. And my mom was [unclear] Do you want me to go back further? I mean, the lineage goes back to--my father's side to Germany and my mother's side to Poland.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=121.0,138.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Okay, wow. Eastern Europe. Okay, thank you. And what was your family life growing up here in Queens and Forest Hills, Douglaston, Jamaica Estates? You had access to a couple of neighborhoods.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=138.0,152.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I have great memories of my childhood. It was really great. I was--I lived within walking distance to my elementary school. I remember when we moved from Douglaston to Jamaica States, it was in--I was in kindergarten. That was a little--I still remember that first day in kindergarten, the new school and meeting kids, a little nervous. But I just have great memories of playing Little League and Hilltop Little League. And we belonged to Hillcrest Jewish Center on Union Turnpike. I lived right by St. John's University, so my brother used to take me to St. John's basketball games. I grew up riding bikes, snow sledding down the local hills, going to Jones Beach a lot in the summertime, raising my dog, whose name was Pork Chop. He was in Airedale. I had a great time in Queens, a great, great, great childhood.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=152.0,234.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: You mentioned a brother. Was that your only sibling or do you have other siblings?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=234.0,237.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I'm the youngest. I have an older brother and I have an older sister who are both still alive. My parents are no longer with us, but my siblings are both still alive. My brother was the first one to move to San Francisco right after college--went to University of Buffalo and my sister is out here in California as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=237.0,263.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. Thank you for sharing all those recollections. I guess all in all, how did growing up in Queens influence your life? Do you feel like it had a direct impact either on your early life or later in life?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=263.0,278.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Oh absolutely. Growing up in Queens was great because it was so close to Manhattan, and as a kid going into Manhattan was just so eyeopening and such a sensory overload. And when I was old enough, and obviously things were a little different back then, but I don't remember how young I was, but I was able to take the subway on my own into Manhattan and going from Queens, the F train at 179th Street into--and going to Times Square and coming up on 42nd Street, and just again, the sensory overload was insane. I remember as a kid, I was sort of into learning magic tricks and magic and there was a famous store on 42nd Street called Tannen's, T A N N E N, I think. And so I would go into the city when I could and buy little magic tricks and books and it was just fantastic. And then I would come home and live in the beautiful suburb neighborhood in Queens. And I just felt like I had the best of both worlds.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=278.0,354.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. And you mentioned a little bit about your early education, but could you tell us where you went to school for elementary and middle school?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=354.0,364.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Sure. I went to PS 178, which was--as a kid, it seemed like forever. It was probably a mile, but it seemed like forever to walk, especially in the winter. And then I went to Ryan Junior High School before going to Jamaica High School and moving on to Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=364.0,390.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Do you have any very fond recollections of those schools in the early years?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=390.0,395.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: PS 178, I have fond recollections of playing in the schoolyard with my friends and my older brother's friends with basketball and softball and a lot of the teachers--don't ask me the names, I can't remember--but that was great. Ryan Junior High School was--I think it was the 17, the bus I had to take the 17, down 188th Street and by the LIE, and get off there by Francis Lewis Boulevard, I believe. That was like any middle school, a change in growing up and more of diversity and meeting different people. But I was a pretty good basketball player so I got to meet a lot of people and made a lot of friends in both schools. I have pretty good memories. I didn't get into too much trouble that I remember or anything dangerous.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=395.0,476.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Nice. And were you involved in any particular activities in high school? You mentioned you played basketball. Was that something you did on a team or--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=476.0,486.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I tried out for the basketball team. I had a great tryout and I didn't make the team, don't understand why to this day. That changed my career. I never made it to the NBA because of that and I'm very disappointed. A friend of mine was on the gymnastics team there, so I was sort of a student manager of the team for a little while there. But honestly, I don't remember doing too much other extracurricular activity, just making a lot of friends, meeting people, kind of just growing up there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=486.0,522.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: And then what prompted--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=522.0,523.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Of course, you always remember getting your driver's license, your first time when you're a senior and borrowing the car and driving to school once in a while [unclear]. That's a memory that will always stick.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=523.0,535.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Definitely. Did you pass on the first time?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=535.0,540.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I did.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=540.0,541.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow, not bad! New York is pretty tough.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=541.0,545.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=545.0,550.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Then what prompted you to apply to Queens College? Clearly you were in the neighborhood, but what prompted you to come to Queens?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=550.0,557.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: It was pretty much that, it was--I was in the neighborhood and it was close and easy to get to by public transportation. My family didn't have a lot of money. I knew I was gonna be going to a city school. So I kind of had my choice of city schools and I heard great things about Queens and I'd seen the campus and been by there and knew I could get there with the same bus. I'm pretty sure it was the 17. Are you familiar with the bus systems there?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=557.0,586.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Yeah. The one right here on Kissena is the 25/34, which I'm very familiar with. The Q17, I'm trying to place where that is exactly.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=586.0,596.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: That doesn't go down Kissena Boulevard. That would come again, all the way down 188th Street past--down to Fresh Meadows. And then it would take a left at the LIE and go along the service road, and I would get off the service road at Kissena Boulevard. That's where I'd go.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=596.0,616.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Okay. Wow. You really remember your coordinates! I'm very impressed. I'm very familiar also with the Q46, which you might know because you're well familiar with Union Turnpike it sounds like.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=616.0,628.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Okay. And when you came to Queens, did you have any particular area of study in mind?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=628.0,638.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do when I got to Queens College.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=638.0,645.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Like many other students.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=645.0,649.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I really had no idea, but I wound up deciding on a co-major, which was Communication and Psychology. And I think we'll get to it in your next question, but I also decided to do some extracurriculars as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=649.0,673.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: I'm sorry I missed that little bit at the end. I think it was just my computer that paused for a moment. After psychology, you mentioned--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=673.0,681.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Aside from the double major that I decided to do, I also decided I wanted to get involved in some extracurriculars, yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=681.0,695.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: And what did those include in terms of the extracurriculars?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=695.0,700.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Well, I was really into music at the time. I had a huge vinyl collection and we used to go to this used record store called the Music Box on Union Turnpike and Utopia Parkway. So when I came, I joined the band, which I failed miserably at. I think I was kicked out, I couldn't do it. I also joined the student radio station and I joined the Concert Committee. And the radio station was interesting. I was an engineer for I think a semester. And the DJ that I was engineering for was a guy named Howie Rose, who I imagine you probably have interviewed as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=700.0,755.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: I know Howie very well, actually. He's a great guy. Yes, we have been fortunate to have his friendship through the years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=755.0,765.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Yes. He didn't think much of me. He was pretty--he had his head down and he knew where he was going. And it's funny, I said hi to him again when Jerry did play at Colden. He was there, but I knew he wouldn't remember me. He was filled with ambition and radio, and he obviously made out okay. And I also joined the Concert Committee because I loved concerts and it sounded like a good deal. I could go to the concerts for free. I'd get a free ticket to give to a friend, and I'd get to be an usher and go to the shows. So I joined the Concert Committee as well and that's kind of where things took off for me, as part of the Concert Committee. Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=765.0,816.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Can you tell me a little bit more about that in terms of what kinds of concerts we had here during your time and your role in--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=816.0,824.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So I came in as a freshman and the concert chairman at the time was a guy named John Morrisey and he had booked Peter Frampton--was at the time that Frampton Comes Alive album was cooking. That was a pretty big deal. I remember he booked Jerry Garcia at the time, and I can't remember many of the others that he did, but those were--that's sort of an example of some of the shows he did. Those were both at Colden Auditorium, and then also there were shows at the Rathskelller. Is the Rathskelller still there?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=824.0,868.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: No, we've heard tales. No, it no longer exists.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=868.0,872.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: What's down in the basement at the-- Is the College Union building still there?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=872.0,876.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Yeah, we have student events in that space. It's still for student use, but we no longer have alcohol and we no longer have--it's a dry campus.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=876.0,888.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Oh, it's a dry campus. Oh, you guys missed out, okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=888.0,891.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Things have changed a little bit but yeah, we still have student gatherings in that space.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=891.0,898.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Got it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=898.0,899.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Exactly. And how did your role evolve during that time? Or did it evolve? Did you take on different roles?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=899.0,908.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So that was sort of a moment for me because when I went to the first, the very first show that I was an usher at, I walk into Colden Auditorium and I bump into this guy that I know at Hillcrest Jewish Center. And he says, \"What are you doing here?\" And I go, \"Oh, I'm on the Concert Committee. I'm an usher.\" I go, \"What are you doing here?\" He says, \"I'm the middle agent for the school. I sell them shows. I help them get shows.\" And this gentleman who was the middle agent, as one would, he wanted to make sure he kept the account at Queens College. So he hatched this idea of, Hey, Rob, why don't you become concert chairman? And I said, okay, how do I do that? And he helped sort of facilitate my running for it, which was an elected--there was an election among the Concert Committee.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=908.0,972.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And I've been trying since I knew that I was gonna do this interview--I'm trying really hard to remember this lady's name. For the life of me I can't, I think her first name was Shelly, but she was sort of the student liaison for the College Union Program Board. And she was really sweet and very supportive of me. And she had a relationship with this gentleman who was the middle agent. And I guess she took a liking to me, and she helped me get in position to be on the ballot, and I won. So in 1977 and 1978, I was the concert chairman for the College Union Program Board at Queens College. And I brought in shows. I think my most successful show I brought in was Meatloaf right on the verge--right as the Bat out of Hell album was released.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=972.0,1044.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And that was a huge sellout, sold out in a minute. I also booked Hall \u0026 Oates. I think it was on their first album when Sara Smile was a hit. I thought that was gonna do really well and all the money we made on Meatloaf, we lost on Hall \u0026 Oates. But it wasn't being looked at for profit and loss. It was part of the experience of being at Queens College and doing extracurricular things. And there was a budget to support it. And so those were a couple of shows I did. Also did Jonathan Livingston and Peter Allen--those were both in the Rathskeller--Kenny Rankin--were some of the shows that I did. And it was a great experience for me.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1044.0,1098.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow, that's incredible. I mean, that is an amazing lineup there. I'm curious, it sounds like this was a turning point for you in some way, in terms of your career. Did it feel like that at the time?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1098.0,1112.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: It didn't at the time. It just felt like the stars were aligning and put me in this position and it was--I had a lot of fun doing it. I met a lot of people and made friends with people on the Committee and at the Student Union and the other departments--aside from the Concert Committee, there were all sorts of other departments. And then right across the hallway was the student newspaper. So I got to know a lot of people at the student newspaper. And it was--it really became my--a focal point for me in what I was doing in school. I did enjoy my communications classes, learning about media, and in psychology there was--I'm pretty sure it was a startup sort of experimental program within that division.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1112.0,1178.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And I think it was called either Humanities or Human Relations. It was run by-- one of the professor's names was Bob Crook and another lady named Billy Pruit, and it was about human interactions and group dynamics and things along those lines. And I found that course extremely helpful to me, just in learning how to work with people and run the Concert Committee and subsequently moving into the work field. I think that laid a really good foundation for me moving forward.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1178.0,1226.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: If you can--unless you already shared the answer, which you may have based on your incredible experience with the Concert Committee--what did you like most about being at Queens College? Or it could be more than one thing as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1226.0,1243.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Yeah, sorry if I jumped ahead, but I think those were the answer. I mean, the Concert Committee and I probably started--I guess I had a quasi girlfriend in high school, but in college started dating a little bit more. And just--it's hard to say that being the concert chairman wasn't the most enjoyable thing for me at Queens. That really was--got to organize the concerts, got to meet artists and managers and people from the business and got to welcome students and fans into the auditoriums, got to drive some of the artists, pick them up and drive them into Manhattan or to the airport or wherever it was. It was fascinating for a 18, 19 year old, 20 year old kid.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1243.0,1307.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Sure.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1307.0,1308.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: From Queens. Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1308.0,1312.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: What year did you enter Queens College?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1312.0,1315.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I graduated Jamaica High School in 1975, so it would've been--I guess the fall of 75. So 75/76 would've been my freshman year.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1315.0,1326.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Okay. And when exactly did you leave Queens College?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1326.0,1331.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So I left Queens College--hope you won't hold it against me and delete this entire interview-but I left after my junior year in 1978, in the summer of 1978.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1331.0,1347.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: And if I may ask, what prompted you to leave at that point? We won't hold it against you, I promise.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1347.0,1353.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/68","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Thank you. Thank you. I didn't think you would, you seem too nice to do that, so thank you. So in the summer of 1978, the same gentleman who was the--who I met playing basketball and who was the middle agent for the school--that's the term in the business that we use, a middle agent, someone who interfaces between the buyer and the talent or the talent agency--he wound up becoming the agent for Billy Joel. And he offered me a summer job, the summer of 78, to work with him in Manhattan. I had planned a cross country trip with two of my Queens buddies. We were gonna go all the way out to California, where I'd never been before, gonna drive across the country. And we're really excited about the trip. And then I got offered this job, which I decided was probably a really good thing to try and do for two months. And so I accepted that job and for a grand total of a hundred dollars a week, which even though it was a long time ago, was not a lot of money then at all either.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1353.0,1442.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/69","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And I basically was answering phones and typing contracts and running errands as my job. And then I'll continue the story. I don't wanna over jump your question, but if it's okay, I'll just continue the line. At the end of the summer, I was offered a full-time job to stay at this agency, working for Billy Joel's agent, which--and so I went to my parents to tell them about it fully expecting they would say, you can't take a job. You're gonna finish Queens College, you're gonna graduate and get your degree, and no! I fully expected that, and I was incredibly surprised when my dad almost immediately said, Hey, you gotta go when the opportunity, when opportunity knocks, you gotta, you gotta go. And he fully supported me taking the job. So that's why I left Queens College after my junior year in 1978.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1442.0,1520.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: How could we hold that against you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1520.0,1522.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Thank you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1522.0,1526.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: That was, I'm sure extremely enticing at the time, and probably your gut instinct was correct all along. So--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1526.0,1536.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I think it worked out. Think it worked out, I--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1536.0,1539.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: It worked out.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1539.0,1541.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I've never--I didn't look back and it's worked out. I've had--it led to an interesting career for sure.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1541.0,1552.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Sure. Was that your first job at Home Run agency? Was that the agency with Billy Joel? Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1552.0,1560.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Yes and it was just Billy Joel at the start and then we also wound up working with another former Queens College student. Paul Simon became a client, and the Beach Boys became a client. And probably the first time that I had a hand, it was absolutely the first time that I, in the talent representation business, had a hand in signing a client. I was instrumental to our signing Rodney Dangerfield at the time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1560.0,1602.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow, that's a big one.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1602.0,1605.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Big client. Yes, that was a great story, which if you're interested, I'll share it. So this was probably--I'm gonna say this was probably around December of 1979. Oh, no--I, yes--I started in 78, so it's probably the New Year's Eve of 1979. I'm guesstimating. Me and my friends--the same guys I was going to go cross country with--decided to go to Florida for winter break for Christmas and New Year's. And we looked at all things going on down in South Florida at the time, and I noticed that Rodney Dangerfield was playing at a venue called the Sunrise Musical Theater. And we were huge Rodney fans. Every time he was on Johnny Carson, we would tune in, and next day we would all just repeat all the jokes that we heard to each other.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1605.0,1685.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: We were just huge fans and he was always hilarious on Carson. And it turns out that the promoter that was promoting Rodney's show in Florida was the same guy who promoted Billy Joel in Florida. So I had a relationship with him, and I asked him if he could get us tickets, and he comped us tickets, and they were center orchestra, amazing seats. We had a great time, New Year's Eve. And after the show, I went up to thank him, and he said, by the way, you should talk to Rodney's manager. He's not happy with his agent. I go, really? And again, remember, I'm 21 years old. I'm so green, I don't know anything. I go back to my boss and I tell him what happened, and I said, we should take a meeting with Rodney's manager because--this promoter's name was Larry Tarnofsky--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1685.0,1743.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/81","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I said, Larry says he's not happy with his agent. And my boss says, who's Rodney Dangerfield? And I said, you [unclear]--so I proceeded to educate him, and he really didn't wanna to take the meeting. He didn't know anything about it. I said, I'll set up the lunch. I'll tell you what to say. I'll tell you all the background, just go. He reluctantly agreed. And he goes, all right, I'm going. He really didn't wanna do it all. And he came back and he goes, we signed him. So I was very proud of that. And that was sort of my beginning of signing talent, which is what we call it in the business. When you sign a client, you pursue them, you believe in them, and you try and get involved and work to represent them. So that was sort of my first touchdown score in the field.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1743.0,1800.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. That's 21. That's incredible.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1800.0,1804.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1804.0,1805.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. Was that kind of a moment where you kind of felt like you had the confidence and this was the right fit for you? This was the right--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1805.0,1813.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: It was, Sara, it was kind of like, Hey, maybe I, maybe I have a feel for this. Maybe there's something here. Maybe there's a career here instead of just answering phones and typing contracts and running out for lunch to pick up lunch. Maybe, maybe I can actually do something in this business.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1813.0,1832.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Indeed. Actually, that's a perfect segue to my next question. I read that you saw Madonna perform at a club on Long Island and I'm curious if you could tell us about that encounter and what unfolded afterwards.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1832.0,1848.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Sure. That was as big a moment as the Rodney thing was. That was probably the real catalyst that started my career. Again, being in the right place at the right time, I guess, and having some instincts, inner instincts about the business. I was--it was probably right around the same time, probably right around 1979, and a close friend of mine who was also going to Queens College and I went out for--I think it was a Friday night--went out for--to just go out for a drink, a quiet drink, just to go hang out. We decided to drive to Roslyn--we loved Roslyn--and we went to a place called Us Blues, which was a bar and a club on Main Street in Roslyn.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1848.0,1915.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And it was--we both loved the town. It was kind of [unclear] get away, quiet, and we just were sitting at a sort of a high top near the bar, having a beer, expecting just to have a quiet catch up and talk. And all of a sudden, we didn't expect it, but all of a sudden this drummer comes out on stage and starts banging away and it was like, oh, great. Now there's like music. It's gonna be blasting in here. Oh God. Oh, well. So, wasn't what we wanted or what we went out for, but--so this drummer comes on stage and we're trying to continue our conversation and he just does this drum solo for like a song and okay. And then this girl comes out on stage and starts singing and moving around. And--it was--the room was like empty.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1915.0,1973.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: There was--you could count on two hands how many people were in there. And this young girl on stage starts using some pretty off color language to encourage mostly guys to come up to the front of the stage and take part in the performance and listen. And surprisingly, to me, they all listened and they went from the back, and they--so she like captivated them and got them to move forward. And I watched the [unclear]--said there's something here, this, she's talented. And I guess it was pretty bold of me at the time, cause what did I know? But after she finished, I told my friend, I gotta go backstage and meet her. And I found my way backstage, wasn't hard. There was no security, nobody cared. This singer, whose name was Madonna, and her manager at the time and introduced myself, and I think they were thrilled to talk to [unclear], or she had no following or fan base.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=1973.0,2041.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/90","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And that's how I met Madonna and started to work with her. And what I did was I took her recordings, which were on cassette tapes back in the day. You're way too young to know about cassette tapes, Sara. And I shopped her music to all the record labels in New York that I knew. Again, I was 21, but I had met--you're in the business, you network and you meet people, so people with Columbia Records and Capital Records and Warner Brothers Records, and I shopped her music to everybody that I knew. And they all passed. Nobody was interested. So after a while Madonna said, you know what, Rob, I'm gonna think about making some changes. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2041.0,2103.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Maybe change my sound up. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. And that was it for a while. And we just totally lost touch for a couple of years. And then in 1981, my boss and I moved over to the William Morris Agency, which was on 6th Avenue and 55th Street. And at some point, I think it was the summer of 1981, I was walking outside of--I was coming back from lunch to go back up to the office, and just by fate, I bumped into Madonna on 55th Street and struck up a conversation. What are you doing? What are you doing? And she had new music with her and I said, my office is right here, so she said, can I come up and play it for you? So we went upstairs and she played me her new stuff, which sounded great. And shortly thereafter, she signed a record deal with Sire Records, and I started working with her again at that time. And that's sort of the--how that story goes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2103.0,2184.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: That is incredible. Oh my God. And I feel like so many of these stories go back to those instincts of yours, which obviously really lead you in the right direction to be able to find that kind of talent. That's incredible. What was it like working with someone who was on the rise, someone who was just beginning and then seeing the evolution of that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2184.0,2212.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: It was awe inspiring. It was crazy. I'll never forget her very first single was called Everybody. And she just signed to Sire Records. It was a 12 inch deal, meaning it was just like a single, one single 12 inch dance single. She didn't have a long-term deal or an album deal. It was one song. And it started to get airplaying attention in the local clubs, Danceteria and Studio 54, and all the local clubs. And it was early days still and who knew what was coming. I'll never forget, I went to a New York Ranger game at Madison Square Garden right around that time, and at intermission in Madison Square Garden, Everybody comes on, it's playing in there. And I'm like, what? Really? And it was like, wow, the work that I am doing actually is translating into something bigger.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2212.0,2284.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And that resonated with me at the time. And then it just continued to go from there. And when--there's a turning point with a lot of artists' career, which I found to be the most exciting part of my career, is when you find someone who's completely unknown and you work them, and the pendulum shifts to now people are starting to know about them. And all of a sudden, instead of making all outgoing calls to try and convince people and tell people about this great artist that you believe in, and they should do something with them and they should try them or put them in their club or their theater, instead, the phones start ringing and incoming calls are coming. And that is an exciting moment when it shifts from outgoing to incoming calls.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2284.0,2351.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: You know you got a winner. Were there other young artists that you also worked with before they became household names?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2351.0,2360.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Yeah, I've been fortunate that I've had that happen a few times. Our friend Jerry Seinfeld was one of those. When I moved to California in 1989--I had seen him on The Tonight Show as well, funnily enough, and liked what he was doing. And then I happened to see the--his pilot for his TV show called The Seinfeld Chronicles, and I thought it was really good. So I just looked up who is his manager, and I called up his manager and introduced myself and asked if I could take him to lunch. And we met and he and his manager and I became lifelong friends, and I started working with Jerry in 1989 and am still working with him today. So that was one of those--very proud of when those instincts we talked about, when you sense there's something there and you start working with somebody completely unknown, and then to help them.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2360.0,2441.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: They don't go--you can't take them there unless they have the talent, but if you see something early and they then go on to be as big as big can be in their business, it's pretty fun, pretty great. And Celine Dion was another one of those right around the same year, I think 1989. I was sent a cassette again. I wish I had that cassette, but, a promoter friend in Montreal told me there's this French Canadian singer who's making a little bit of a buzz in Montreal and they're talking about, maybe--he told me that she was trying to make, thinking about making a record in English. She didn't have an English recording contract yet, but she was having a little bit of a buzz, and the manager was trying to find a US based agent, and would I listen to it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2441.0,2503.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So I said, sure. So he sent me a cassette by Celine Dion who was, I think 17 years old at that time, and didn't speak English. And the cassette was all in French. And I don't speak French at all, but I listened to it and I said to myself, there's something here. I think there's something here. So, I reached out to her manager who immediately arranged a flight to come to LA to meet with me. And again, we became lifelong friends until this passing, and I worked with her for about 30 years. Again, going from completely unknown teenager who couldn't speak English to one of the biggest singers in the world.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2503.0,2561.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/99","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: I have a debt of gratitude for both your amazing finds.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2561.0,2566.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/100","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And one other like that was Ricky Martin who--I used to follow the charts and look and see what songs were picking up around the world. And I noticed this Latin guy had some singles which were in Spanish and they were topping charts in places like France and Italy. And I'm like, that's--it just struck me as really unusual and weird. Why was--why are there--I'd understand a French singer topping the charts in France, or even English, but it didn't make sense to me. So I looked into it and I reached out to the manager and met the manager and learned what they were doing and started working with Ricky Martin and, was incredibly talented, and I was able to get him an appearance on the Grammy Awards in the early nineties before anybody really knew who he was.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2566.0,2646.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/101","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And also before he made any English record. It was only in Spanish. And that performance on the Grammys exploded him. And he's gone on to have a huge career as well. So again, those are some of the examples of finding artists really early. And that's--for me that's the most rewarding part of what I do. I've also been fortunate to work with lots of artists and including artists that were already established. But that to me is sort of the most fun part.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2646.0,2691.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/102","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: I'm curious if Queens College was a point of connection for you and Jerry early on. Was that something that you found you shared in common?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2691.0,2700.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Jerry is four years older than me. We didn't know each other at Queens College, but the commonality of Queens College and Queens and New York and the New York Mets is I think--has been part of the connectivity that we've had. We can talk about--and when he came back to do Queens College, and I got to be there, it was so much fun. It was just great for me to go back to Colden Auditorium where I had promoted shows and he was in the theater classes at Queens. He was very familiar with Colden Auditorium as well. And yeah, that connection has meant a lot to us. And he is just one of the nicest down to earth guys from Queens/Long Island that you can meet. He is very alike so many of my other Queens buddies I still have that I'm still really good friends with. I have a text chain going, which one of the guys named the Queens Pals. So, yeah, Queens still is a big part of who I am.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2700.0,2798.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: That's really gratifying to hear and kind of everything comes full circle in a way. I'm wondering if you could take us now across country. We understand that you were approached to leave William Morris and go to Los Angeles. How did that come about and what was that move like for you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2798.0,2818.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So this was in 1988. I had started to make a little bit of noise with my career. Obviously the Madonna thing is really what put me on the map and other people in the industry took notice of it. I also had signed some other artists who you may or may not be familiar with, but at the time, they had sort of big hits and were a big deal. Actually the exact same time I started working with Madonna, I signed a group out of Montreal. They were called Men Without Hats and they had a big hit called Safety Dance, which went to number one. It also became sort of the theme song for one of the New York Jets linemen, Mark Gastineau. Whenever he would sack a quarterback, they would play Safety Dance cause he would go into this little dance.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2818.0,2893.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And I was--my family had New York Jets season tickets, so not only were we Mets fans, but we're also Jet fans at Shea Stadium. And so that was a big hit and I got to meet Mark Gastineau and go to the Jets training camp in Hemstead. And I also signed a guy named Terrence Trent Darby who was white hot at the time. So I started making a little bit of noise and then I was approached by sort of this upstart talent agency that was starting to take over, which was called CAA, Creative Artists Agency. And I was approached about would I want to come to interview with the head of CAA, a guy named Mike Ovitz, which I did. I met with him in New York. I believe it was at the Ritz Carlton on Central Park West.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2893.0,2961.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And he subsequently flew me out to LA to meet with the team there. And they offered me a job. And this--I was at William Morris at the time, and William Morris then was sort of getting a little, felt a little old, wasn't fresh, it wasn't cutting edge. And this new agency really was. And they approached me about it and offered me a job. And again, I spoke to my parents, assuming they wouldn't want me to go. And again, they encouraged me to go where the opportunity existed. So I took the job and started in Los Angeles at CAA in January of 1989. And then of course that first year was the year that I--as I mentioned, started--came across Jerry Seinfeld and Celine Dion. So I kind of got off to a good start at CAA there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=2961.0,3026.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Fantastic. Wow. I'm sure they were quite happy with their choice to bring you out there, to put it mildly.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3026.0,3036.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: They'll never really show you your cards. They never will. No one ever wants to let you know how happy they are with you, means they might have to pay you more money. But it was--it worked out pretty good.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3036.0,3047.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/110","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: That's an honest answer. What was your transition like from New York to LA and what did you miss about New York and what did you not miss at all?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3047.0,3056.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/111","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Oh, it was weird. It was weird. I'll never--it took me two to three years to adjust to LA. New York, you're so used to people being edgy and going to a supermarket and I don't know, you just get into arguments with people. It's just the New York thing. And come out to LA and it was non-existent. There was no edge, there was no--I don't know, you get a New York attitude or something with somebody out in LA and instead of like pushing back like New York, \"yeah\"--you know what it's like in New York--you don't have to go f off and f off, but there's New York a little back and forth and banter and it's all just cause you're New Yorkers and it didn't exist out here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3056.0,3113.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/112","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: And I was--I just felt there was a void. I didn't understand how people could be like that. But--so it took me a little adjustment time and I must say the first February that I was in LA where it was 80 degrees and sunny and my friends were suffering in the sleet and snow and single digits, I said, wow, I might be able to get used to this. But it did take two or three years to understand the differences. New York, you feel like you're in the center of the universe and in LA it's--you never felt connected anywhere. It's all so spread out. So it was so different and it definitely took some time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3113.0,3160.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/113","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Are you fully adjusted now? I know it's been quite a while, but you feel like--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3160.0,3164.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/114","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I'm fully adjusted now, yes, and loving it. I also love that I get to come back to New York five to ten times a year. And I love that. I know it like the back of my hand and I'm a total New Yorker and a total Queens person, but this is where my career's led me and raising my family out here. Yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3164.0,3194.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wonderful. Actually, that leads me to my next question. We understand that you met your wife at United Talent Agency or you worked together at least at the time. How did you meet exactly?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3194.0,3207.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: We actually met at CAA. I was an agent at CAA and she came in as a newbie and wanted to get into the industry. And she was sort of in the live entertainment, the concert space as an assistant. And she was moving around from desk to desk and we didn't get along so well at first, we didn't really like each other very much. But I had an opening on my desk and she requested the spot. And I didn't really wanna do it, but my boss sort of pushed me into at least giving it a try. And so she actually was my assistant first. And then when I decided to leave CAA in 2000--I was there for 11 years--she agreed to come with me and we--there was this venture that I tried for two years that I was approached in doing and that sort of fizzled out. And then after that, we went together to United Talent Agency, which didn't have a concert department at the time. So we went and together we started the concert division there. And we were there together for 14 years. And we got married in 2009.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3207.0,3318.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. That's a great story. That's fantastic. And you have children, you mentioned?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3318.0,3325.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/118","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: We have twin 11 year old boys, and I have a 26 year old son from my first marriage.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3325.0,3332.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/119","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. Wow. Is everybody on the west coast? Is your older son out there as well?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3332.0,3337.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/120","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: He is. He is. He went to Oregon for school. He was an Oregon duck and he's still going back between here, Southern California and Oregon. And we've been getting to see a lot of him here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3337.0,3354.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/121","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Excellent. Wow. I know there's so much to cover in terms of your career and we're not hitting on each step along the way, but I'm curious how your career evolved from UTA to today, especially having started your own agency. What motivated you to do that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3354.0,3376.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/122","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: It's a good question. If I could, I'll just talk about--cause I know it was one of the questions you wanted to touch on, so maybe I'll factor it into this answer. But I was really fortunate at both CAA and UTA and ICM to work with a lot of amazing artists beyond some of the ones that I told you about. But at those places I got to work with people like Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder and Van Halen, Barry Manilow, Bob Seger, the Bee Gees, just incredible artists. And going to UTA and starting that division there was really rewarding for the both of us. But after 14 years there we weren't on the same page in terms of the growth and the investment in the division that we wanted, that we were hoping for.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3376.0,3458.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So my wife and I, my wife Nikki and I were approached by another of the talent agencies, which was ICM. I was asked to go there and head the global concert division. So we went over there together for--and I was there for like six years. My wife left after a couple of years cause we decided one of us should probably raise the twins and not let a nanny do it. So my wife graciously volunteered and I stayed on. But the truth is that during Covid, I think our priorities changed. I had been doing this for over 40 years. I had somewhat uniquely ran departments at all four of the top major agencies. And during Covid--I had also gone through a cancer scare. So I'm a cancer survivor, which was in 2008.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3458.0,3539.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So I think a lot of people reevaluated their lives in Covid and also learned that we could work remotely. And after four decades of doing it and wanting to raise our kids in a beach town out here--it's about an hour, hour and a half out of LA--we decided to do that around Covid time or pre-Covid. And so I was commuting back and forth. I was driving up and I'm sure you're familiar with LA traffic, but I would drive up on Sunday nights and come down Monday and up on Tuesday and down on Wednesday and was overseeing a department of a hundred people and it was London, New York, LA, and it can be a grind. And so you kinda looked at what's important to you in life.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3539.0,3603.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So it just--it was a reevaluation time and made a decision to turn down a very nice offer from ICM to continue and decided to move on and be--and work with just a handful of clients and work remotely from here and be with the family.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3603.0,3635.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Well, I am sure it took a lot of reflection, but it sounds like you are quite happy with that decision and your family will benefit immensely.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3635.0,3647.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I'm benefiting immensely from being around the family and it's--a friend of mine always would say, nobody on their deathbed says, \"Oh, I wish I'd spent more time at work.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3647.0,3662.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Exactly.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3662.0,3663.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: That's true. And I've been very fortunate to have the opportunity to be able to do it and loyalty in the business and long term clients is rare. So when you're able to have that with--Celine was 30 years, Jerry is over 30 years, and those relationships, I don't take them for granted. They're pretty special.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3663.0,3690.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: For sure. Wow. I'm sure over time it has changed and in your current role, perhaps it looks a little different, but if there is an answer to this question--could you give us a glimpse into the day-to-day life of being an agent? What is it like from morning till night? What is a day in the life of Rob Prinz?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3690.0,3715.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Oh, that's an interesting question. Well, it's always about just trying to serve the clients and find them opportunities and/or help them enable their goals, where they wanna go, what they want to do, have their best interests at heart, represent them, negotiate good deals for them, and support the artists. That's what talent representation is at its heart. So if you're able to--as a talent rep, finding talent, signing talent, retaining talent, and representing them professionally in a way that meets with their vision and their needs, that's what we're here to do. So every day it's speaking to the marketplace, domestically, internationally, speaking to the artists and the managers and hearing what they wanna do next, what's their next project they wanna do, and I'm in the live entertainment business.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3715.0,3802.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: So it's being on tour, you want to be working, you want--what shows you want to be doing, how many shows, where do you want to do them, figuring out the appropriate ticket pricing and marketing and who to work with in the marketplace. And it's a lot of detail oriented work and also a lot of broad overview work at the same time. So it's paying attention to those details and putting it together, tour dates, tours, deal points, ticket pricing, overseeing expenses, making sure that artists are not being mistreated or cheated. And that's sort of the role of an agent in my field. So day to day, that's pretty much what I'm doing--is reviewing offers and contracts and routing tour dates, and making sure all the details are in place. So to the artists, it's seamless. They just should show up and do their show and everything else should be taken care of and know that somebody has their back and that's sort of a day in the life.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3802.0,3883.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. You wear many hats. Quite an interesting day. I'm wondering if you could share a challenging situation that you've had to navigate.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3883.0,3895.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/134","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: I think that's always been the biggest challenge to me in my career is when your hard work and loyalty is not met reciprocally, that someone for whatever reason wants to move on even though you feel you've done a great job for them. They say the first cut is the deepest. When I was fired by Madonna after basically being her friend, her manager, her bank loan officer, her mentor, just everything. She was pretty much homeless living in the East Village and I was instrumental in helping her career get started and finding her Desperately Seeking Susan script. And then she hired a manager and then it became a control thing and it's just life and business. But I think I'd say when your good work and loyalty is not reciprocal. That's a disappointing part of what takes place in our business.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3895.0,3990.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/135","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: And I'm sure you've experienced much on the flip side as well, as you've mentioned with Jerry and so many other clients who have been with you for some time. Has that been the rewarding part or is there something else that strikes you? You mentioned earlier just finding the talent is extremely rewarding but I'm wondering if you can pinpoint--it doesn't have to be one--but just the greatest rewards of what you do.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=3990.0,4019.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/136","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: It's developing those relationships. Yes. The relationship that I've had with Jerry and both his managers, who have sadly passed, but who me and my family were so close with. And it felt like a showbiz family. And those are the best of times. And when--with Celine and when her husband was with us, the same. Just feeling part of the family and feeling trusted and feeling that you don't have to sleep with one eye open, looking over your shoulder. Those are the best of times. But also just the ability to somehow a kid from Queens finding his way to be working with some of the biggest talent in the world. And traveling the world. It's taken me to all sorts of places that I never would've imagined from Japan to India to Norway, London, France, Rome. Being part of changing what the face of Las Vegas looked like in the early days to what it is now. The whole ride has been crazy and it all started at Colden Auditorium. Really crazy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4019.0,4122.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/137","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: That's unbelievable actually. That was my next question. How did your time at Queens College and Queens play a role in your success and clearly that was the seed, I think.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4122.0,4131.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/138","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: If I didn't join the Concert Committee, God knows. I don't know. It's all because of Queens College.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4131.0,4143.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/139","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. That's pretty inspiring. I have to say, I'm pretty overwhelmed here. What advice would you give to students who, like you at the time, maybe don't even know it, but are aspiring to break into the business or have a career in the music industry, in the entertainment business?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4143.0,4167.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/140","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: You know, what I did was just follow my passion and follow my nose. I love music. I love live performance. I love comedy. And when I went to school, I found a way to sort of get attached to it. And I just followed my nose and stayed with it and see where it took me. And I just held on for the ride and it worked. So it's another saying: if you love what you do for work, it never really feels like work. So just try and find what you like to do and what motivates you and follow that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4167.0,4207.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/141","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Thank you. That's wonderful advice. How do you stay connected to New York and the borough of Queens? You mentioned you're back quite a bit, but when you're not here--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4207.0,4217.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/142","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Let's Go Mets! I watch so many Met games. I come to Citi Field a few times a year. I get to visit New York for business. I have so many friends from New York, still in New York. And it's in my DNA. I'm a Queens, New York guy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4217.0,4238.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/143","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Excellent. You can take the boy outta Queens, but you can't take Queens outta the boy, they say. Finally, we've touched on this, but as kind of a final reflection question: What do you consider your greatest achievements in your life and your career?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4238.0,4260.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/144","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: My relationship with my wife and my kids is my greatest accomplishment. And being able to do what I love and work in the field that I love and the excitement that it brings to fans and friends and our family, and being able to travel the world and experience it and have that be able to support me and my family and provide for them, I couldn't ask for anything more.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4260.0,4295.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/145","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Wow. Wow. That's really beautiful. That is--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4295.0,4300.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/146","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: Thank you, Sara. That's really sweet of you. Thank you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4300.0,4304.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/147","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sara Kahan: Yeah, this is just an incredible story and I think, like you said, it's just that passion that kept leading you along the way to follow those instincts, I think, and the willingness of your parents as well to allow you to explore that was just an incredible combination of forces happening. So we're thrilled to have this story and have it on our record, and I just wanna throw the ball back to you if there's anything else you'd like to add or share in closing about your Queens College oral history.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4304.0,4345.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992/transcript/59593/annotation/148","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rob Prinz: What I'll say is I'm really lucky and feel honored that you would include me in this and also honored that still this many years into it, I could tell you, \"Thank you. I gotta go to the airport. I got a show in Vegas.\" And the fact I can still do it is really fun and exciting. And thank you, Sara. Thank you, Queens College. I can't wait to be back on campus sometime soon and relive some memories.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/108585/file/209992#t=4345.0,4379.47733"}]}]}]}