Is the attention economy killing creativity?

In 1972 Alice Cooper and his manager, Shep Gordon needed to raise money. They had an ongoing lawsuit against a record label. 

This was challenging to their financial situation. They needed to raise cash — and fast. 

Alice was a big star in the states. Shep figured that would translate to the UK. So he booked the 10,000 capacity Wembley Arena in London.

She…