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Terry Stewart - Director, Rock Hall of Fameby Mark E. Waterbury
 Terry Stewart was always really into music, movies and comic books. "I had passion for music since my first day of consciousness," Terry reflects. "I wasn't a performer. I always tell people that it was a break in the DNA. I was just really into anything that was pop culture and music was number one." Born and raised in Alabama, Terry would spend a number of years in college, earning degrees in engineering, finance, law and education from Rutgers University undergrad and a Cornell graduate. After schooling, he first delved into banking, which he felt was the worst mistake he ever made. He left banking and went to New York were he worked with the finance portion of mergers and acquisitions. In the late 1980's, Terry's financial experience and pop culture passion merged as he became the president of Marvel Comics. He stayed in that position for nine years and in that time frame, also experienced his first real involvement with music. He was working with nonprofit organizations and became a board member for the Washington D.C.-based R&B Foundation, joining a board that included Bonnie Raitt, Etta James and Jerry Butler. The R&B Foundation assisted older R&B musicians who were around from the 40's through the 70's. "All forms of black music were really my most favorite forms to listen to. The idea that I could actually help raise some money and get financial or medical assistance to older R&B stars is significant to me. They meant so much to me when I was growing up that I felt I had a chance to give something back." He also joined the New York City Parks Foundation and became a member of the advisory committee for the Summer Stage Concerts held several times each summer in Central Park. His music passion crossed into his work at Marvel, as he developed several comic books that were based on musicians and bands.
Along with his work, Terry was always a collector of music, owning over three hundred thousand albums along with thousands of posters, comic books and other memorabilia. "I'm an inveterate collector. I literally live, breathe, sleep (music). About sixty percent of the books I read are biographies or treatises on music or history of popular music. I walk and talk the game, and have been also done things on the edge of the music business." In 1999, Terry's music passion along with his financial and business background helped give him enough credibility to allow him to pursue and secure the position of the Director at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which opened in 1995 on the Lake Erie waterfront in Cleveland. When Terry arrived, the Hall was experiencing growing pains and had a steady turnover of directors since its inception. "A good portion of the time I have been here has been trying to align things that were not done correctly since we opened. That's not a slap on any individual. It's more of a fact that we had such a rapid turnover that no one was able to settle into the job. One thing we've done is righted the ship in terms of business and administration which is not very exciting, but it is something that you have to do." Being a non-profit organization presented several challenges, one was the Rock Hall had two boards; one in Cleveland and one in New York. The New York board is more into treating it like a memorial to the artist while the Cleveland board wanted an economic machine and attraction. "This created a sort of schizophrenic push and pull about what the identity and mission was. As an attraction, it's been very successful, but you really can't ignore the philanthropic side of the museum financially so you can generate enough revenue to do all of the outreach programs and other aspects you want to do. And that was not done since we were open." Terry oversaw the redoing of the boards and helped bring the Rock Hall to a position where the philanthropic aspects are an integral part of the operations. He also worked with restructuring the way that the material, artifacts and multimedia aspects were presented in the museum itself. "I wanted to get more and more material out and submerge the visitor in it. The original version of the museum was more of a minimalist approach. We redid the whole museum and achieved the density of material that we wanted as well as finding more space to get material into." Because the Hall did not have its own performance facility, Terry also bought a portable stage, light and sound system that can be used for concerts, CD signings and other events.
Terry is quite passionate about what the Rock and Roll Hall of fame's mission is and his integral part in its growth. "We want to try to bring you closer to the art, and the reason for this museum is it is about an art form that has changed the world. Some people have a tough time accepting that; younger people don't but they sometimes take it for granted. The study of the art form, where it came from, how it played a big role in things like woman's rights and civil rights, and changing the world. There's a very strong reason why this music should be understood for what it is. It may be the best history in the United States that has never been written.
Terry's love for collecting music memorabilia of course extends into the Hall of Fame. He has donated part of his collection, his entire collection is willed to the foundation, and since the Hall has no acquisition budget, he has been known to purchase and donate certain pieces of paraphernalia that he deems important to the history of rock. He is still involved with the R&B Foundation and the Summer Stage Concerts, but beyond that, he is very satisfied with what he is doing at the Hall and can't really see doing anything else at this time. "It's a dream come true. Someday I'm afraid I'll remember they pay me to do this. I have a chance to memorialize and help grow the breadth and reach of the museum, and that is something very important to me. Plus the way we teach and reach kids using all the different forms of rock and roll, and the ability to use the institution within the city of Cleveland is very fulfilling. It's an aspect you don't get every day in a for-profit job. I want to make this museum all it can be and make everyone realize why it is here. I'm very happy here and I don't really have any intentions of going anywhere else. It's the kind of thing that I've always wanted to do and didn't realize it until I started doing it."
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Terry Stewart's advice for musicians: I really think there is better music and more of it out there today then ever before. The difficulty is getting heard because of the consolidation and corporatization of radio. When you look at all the artists that are making and selling their own music or making their demos online, and with the advent of satellite radio...you just need to stick with your knitting, being an artist and doing what you do and not really worrying about the financial aspects. I have a couple of friends who make their living in music. They have very minor material needs, and they tour around the country and Europe, playing in clubs and on streets. There are just a lot of different ways to skin a cat and you have to decide that this is your life and your life will take that direction and the financial rewards will be as they may.
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