Dr Luke has used excerpts from music mogul Clive Davis’ memoir to answer allegations Kelly Clarkson was “blackmailed” into working with the producer. Former American Idol champion Clarkson has been among the stars voicing their support for singer Kesha, who was recently denied her bid to terminate her contract with Sony Music and its subsidiary, Luke’s Kemosabe Records, despite accusing the hitmaker of sexual and emotional abuse, reported Us maagzine. Following the New York court ruling last month, Clarkson had taken to Twitter and posted a cryptic message, writing, “Trying to not say anything since I can’t say anything nice about a person… so this is me not talking about Dr Luke (sic).” Clarkson insisted her situation was nothing like Kesha’s, but went on to claim she had little choice but to collaborate with him. Dr Luke has since responded to the singer’s verbal attack by using a telling excerpt from Sony boss Clive’s 2013 memoir, “The Soundtrack of My Life”, in which he details how the singer struggled to adapt to working with the hands-on producing pair. “Max and Luke are very strong, hands-on producers in the studio. They are intent on getting perfect vocal performances, and are relentless in that pursuit.” (PTI)
It was hard for Kelly, who had come from the high of winning American Idol and then having a double platinum album. You’re young, everybody recognizes you everywhere you go. It’s heady, and all that attention affects all Idol winners,” it read. “But then suddenly you’re in an entirely different world of making records in a studio, and you have to take direction. Kelly didn’t like it. Max and Luke were relentless in getting the right performance of their song. Kelly got her back up, and from her perspective, she had a horrible experience in the studio. “She’d never work with them again, she said. Then, after all the work was done, I listened to the performances. They were terrific. I could not have been more thrilled. This was a whole new direction for Kelly, so far away from ‘A Moment Like This’, which defined her first year’s experience.”
