And then this place came into possession of your family, your mother. So he wrote those James Bond books here, and then there were guests like Errol Flynn and Noel Coward when you were a little boy. And that was pretty much how he- well, it's pretty much how he wrote all the James Bond books.ĪNDY SERWER: Right. Break for lunch, and then write again after lunch. And he'd come back and have breakfast, then he'd just go into his bedroom, lock all the windows, and write until lunch time. He would have his way of what time he got up in the morning, and then he'd go for a swim. And he was a very disciplined person in terms of how he lived here. And he built a house here, and he built a house very sort of military type house. And he liked it, and that's how it got bought by him. And Ian Fleming wanted to find somewhere to buy along this part of Jamaica, and my uncle showed him this property. There's so much to talk about, but give us sort of a little bit of history and a summary of the place.ĬHRIS BLACKWELL: Well GoldenEye used to be a donkey racetrack back in the day. There's so much to talk about in your book, but since we're here, maybe you could tell us a little bit about GoldenEye. Good to see you.ĪNDY SERWER: So we are here at GoldenEye, the resort that you own in Jamaica, and maybe we should start out here. I kind of knew from that moment, that that's pretty much what I wanted to do.ĪNDY SERWER: Hello, everyone, and welcome to "Influencers." I'm Andy Serwer, and welcome to our guest, Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, music producer, businessperson, entrepreneur, cultural icon, and author of the new book, "The Islander." Chris, great to see you.ĬHRIS BLACKWELL: Thank you. When I heard that, I said, boy, that's a whole new world. In this episode of "Influencers," Island Records' founder Chris Blackwell.ĬHRIS BLACKWELL: I've always loved music. In this episode of Influencers, Andy is back in Jamaica with Island Records Founder, Chris Blackwell, as they cover the unique history of his Goldeneye Resort, Chris’ legendary career in music, and what it was like to work with iconic artists like Bob Marley and Bono.
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