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The list does go on and on.

Nearly 50 years after the one-time lawyer became the president of CBS Records, he remains a vital force in the music industry. They certainly recognize that you do have to move to the next step of marketing and promotion.

Not unexpectedly, Davis devotes an entire chapter to his work with Whitney Houston. As the head of Columbia, Arista, and J Records over the decades, Davis will forever be attached to the signing and cultivation of enough acts to fill any hall of fame, from Santana, Patti Smith, and Janis Joplin to Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, and Alicia Keys; he also resurrected the careers of icons like the Grateful Dead and Aretha Franklin.

I would also say Jackie Robinson. He overcame personal handicaps and adversity to become one of the great leaders of all time. At first with both men and women, Davis said, but for the past 20 years with two male partners: A doctor for 13 years and for the past seven, with another man he does not name.

He tells me bisexuality is "maligned and misunderstood" but that it is his truth and he decided it was time for him to say so publicly.

Because I had no money and had to go through on scholarships, I had to maintain a B-plus or A-minus average, and it really led to a work ethic I adopted. It’s a status that does exist,” he insisted.

He has been in several events with his unknown male partner just like normal partners do. You felt as if you were exposed to life as it really is — the mixture of faces, people of every interest and persuasion.

I had very good sexual relationships with women."

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When pressed about why he doesn't name the men he has had relationships with, he said it is their privacy he is protecting, not his own.

We have followed Davis around for much of the past month - trying to keep up.

In his current role as chief creative officer at Sony Music, the 87-year-od Davis is hardly retiring. We would get together for dinner and talk about life. It’s viable and fun. What’s the most Brooklyn thing about you?
I was at a law firm when I got the offer to become the general counsel for Columbia Records.

As a lawyer, Davis has used his social status and platform to raise awareness about the challenges that people in the LGBTQ+ community go through in their daily lives.

His journey has been characterized by personal growth and professional achievements in the music industry as he continues with his work to help grow young artists.

You were too close to Bruce at the time.” And he said, “You were right. I wasn’t repressed. We had a very close relationship professionally from the time I found her in 1983. From his extraordinary office at the top of New York's Sony Building, to his stunning, art-filled New York duplex and finally to his bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Davis is fun to be around.

I asked Davis about the old adage that people are "either gay, straight or lying."

"I'm not lying," Davis said. There were the Grateful Dead and Aerosmith. In 1990, he entered into a "monogamous relationship" with a male doctor, who is not named in the book. He is always unruffled. I just opened myself up to the person rather than to the gender.

She wanted every little detail of when I went to Saint-Tropez or St. Barts.