Ken Irwin told how he got the idea to start a record company after meeting someone else who wanted to do the same.

VOA: special.2010.04.19

Now you record that at the start of this semester I said in thinking about the question ? could I survive my death?

你们还记得这学期一开始,我提出的问题吗,我能幸免于一死吗？

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With tremendous pent-up demand, GM could easily start posting record profits once the market recovers, analysts say.

FORBES: GM Hasn't Been This Popular Since The 1950s

Richard Branson, for instance, got his start selling record albums out of the back of his car.

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"Our goal was not to start a record company, " Mr. Alpert says.

WSJ: Cultural Conversation: Herb Alpert