The Untold Truth Of Richard Branson
Like many billionaires, Richard Branson has plenty of quirks, and his wealth has allowed him to create quite the lifestyle. But his is not the story of a typical CEO. From the sex, and the drugs, to yes the rock n roll, here are the wildest stories that have come out about Richard Branson. You know that spooky piano song from The Exorcist It wasn t just made for the movie. It s a song by musician Mike Oldfield called Tubular Bells, and it was Virgin Records first big hit. In fact, it s what got Branson to go from selling records to making them as well. According to an interview with The Guardian, Branson heard a demo tape of the track and called it, quote, some of the most beautiful music I d ever The then smalltime music merchant tried to get more established record labels interested in the song, but they all wanted to make changes to the sound so Branson helped release it himself, as the first release from Virgin Records. The song, 39
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