label's fortunes. Some of the milestones under his watch were the acquisitions of Chess Records and Motown.

According to Thomas R. King's book The Operator (2001), David Geffen orchestrated a strategy that prompted Azoff into leaving MCA and going to Warner Music Group, where Azoff started Giant Records. King writes that Geffen wanted Azoff out at MCA to clear the way for MCA to buy Geffen Records. Geffen convinced