Scooter Braun on Growing Up on Basketball, Managing Kanye West, and Making Music Pop (Ep. 326)

Scooter Braun on Growing Up on Basketball, Managing Kanye West, and Making Music Pop (Ep. 326)

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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by talent manager Scooter Braun, who discusses his upbringing around basketball (6:00), the cyclical nature of music (16:00), the decision to roast Justin Bieber (23:00), Kanye’s creativity (30:00), the narcissistic nature of superstardom (48:00), the best basketball players in music (1:08:00), and the struggles of safety on tour (1:18:00).