"Spector’s living legacy is that of music industry abuse going unchecked because the art is perceived as worth it – or worse, considered “proof” of wild and untameable genius... Spector created not just a sound but the enduring paradigm of the exploitative music svengali whose work is too lucrative for him to be held to account, his victims little more than unfortunate collateral" - Guardian wrote after the death of famous producer, calling for the industry to stand up for women.

US music producer Phil Spector - who transformed pop with his "wall of sound" recordings - has died at the age of 81, while serving a prison sentence for murder. Spector worked with the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers, Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Ike and Tina Turner, producing 20 top 40 hits between 1961 and 1965. In 2009, he was convicted of the 2003 murder of Hollywood actress Lana Clarkson. NPR has an interesting article about his life.