John Seabrook, The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory

"Connection, he explained, was the essence of pop music, according to his boss, Jimmy Iovine: “Jimmy always says it’s all about the connection between the artist and the fans,” he says. “This whole business, it’s just about that connection."

John Seabrook, The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory

"You can get in a car in Maine and drive all the way to California and hear the same Top 40 songs on the same chain broadcasters,” bemoaned the report."

John Seabrook, The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory