Lamont Dozier was as important as any songwriter that has ever lived. As an industry, we are always focusing on the next thing, and sadly that comes with consequences: we sometimes fail to fully honour the wisdom and expertise that comes with having seen everything there is to see. The songwriters are the low men or women in the economic equation and they are still not – despite copyright board rulings, DCMS committees and CMA investigations – paid fairly and equitably.
Source: Merck Mercuriadis on Lamont Dozier: ‘He was as important as any songwriter that has ever lived.’