One person in the music industry who stands out when talking about guns is...You guessed it- Phil Spector! As a well known record producer, songwriter, and session musician, who worked with many famous artists including girl groups (The Crystals, The Ronettes, etc), John Lennon, and Ben E. King, Spector is also known for the Wall of Sound, aka, dense layers of music, usually orchestral, which created a very full sound- a wall of sound.
In the past few years, however, Spector's name has also been tied to guns and violence. Convicted of shooting and killing actress Lana Clarkson in 2003, Spector has not been able to separate himself from the words 'gun violence', especially due to testimonies of other women who claimed they had been held at gunpoint by Spector.
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