Ivan May Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Known as the writer of more or less every top 40 single of the post-Nirvana era of music, Dr. Luke is Lukasz Gottwald, an ex-coke addict who used to be a member of the Saturday Night Live Band. He has produced every artist--from Katy Perry to Kelly Clarkson to Kesha to Avril Lavigne--but he is also being known for being one of pop's greatest dicks. He was born in Rhode Island, and in high school he started listening to punk rock and eventually acquired a Gibson Les Paul, which he acquired from his older sister. He began working as a session musician and guitarist in New York before Hal Willner tapped him to become the guitarist for the Saturday Night Live band in the late nineties. He wound up cowriting the track Since U Been Gone for Kelly Clarkson with frequent collaborator Max Martin, and soon after, also wrote 2 of her other big hits: My Life Would Suck Without You and Behind These Hazel Eyes. He also went on to produce one of the most influential albums of the past 15 years, Teenage Dream by Katy Perry (which eventually bagged him a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year.) However, a lot of the accolades are rather tragic. In 2013, Kesha famously sued Dr. Luke alleging he had harassed her and body shamed her, whilst Dr. Luke pleaded a breach of contract. (The suit was eventually dropped.) Kelly Clarkson has also claimed that Dr. Luke has taken credit for songs he did not write. He still continues to produce and write (namely for pop acts such as Doja Cat and Normani), but a lot of my friends say he can't be trusted and that he has an ego problem. I just thought I would ask you guys if he is a good producer. I have followed his work for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 He definitely had some good work as a producer, but IMO he's one of those guys that doesn't deserve one ounce of respect for how he's treated women. Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 People who have a talent aren't always outstanding human beings. I must say that over the years, the people I've met higher up on the food chain have been pretty decent folks. I'd like to think that's what helped them on their way to the top. But, there are always exceptions... 1 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statquo Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Absolutly not. Most of the good stuff comes from max martin. All luke's stuff is cheesy and below par. I worked with him and he is awlful. Is took my notebook of over 200 songs and never paid. He was passing out flyers in salt lake city utah while his friend liquid todd played at the x club. The hotel is known for heavy drugs (the maple). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statquo Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 My bad. The hotel name is the chateau. It used to be the maple. Then the chateau (which is where dr. Luke went to grab the notebook), then it became the sleep cheap, and recently it was bought out to become apartments. I know the old owner and the new owner. One is chinese, one is czech and the new guy is russian. All were very nice to me and offered me a lawyer to take dr. Luke to court. I jist can't afford it. The cops were always there. If you look at google maps you can see my car in the parking lot. The exact same time dr. Luke visited from L.A. in a green vehicle. I forgot the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbo King Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Not familiar with Dr. Luke or any of his work; it's not music I would ever willingly listen to. But he sounds like a soulless snake, a perfect fit for the USA music industry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 In comparison to? Discography: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Luke_production_discography 1 Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbo King Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Comparing snake to other snakes? Seems like a time waster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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