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...something that would be able to grow financially and create stability for all. We basically felt that if we could have the individuals go out and pursue their own careers that one's success wouldn't destroy the others and when one rises it rises for the flag of Wu, instead of saying "Hey, Wu may break up because they can't split $100,000." We learned that and we applied it and I think the guys in the band are grateful to us for thinking that way because now they can have their own individual budgets and when...
...TIME: How conscious is the band about marketing its own products through its music, like all those references to Wu Wear...
...Divine: It's very important. The good thing about it is you do have people like Power, Oli Grant, who did the Wu game project and is the CEO of Wu Wear, and myself, RZA and other members of the family basically focusing on constantly reinventing and finding new ways to market the logo. Because it's a logo at the end of the day. We do have a lot of praise for the artist, but the artist is part of a brand. And the brand must be allowed to fly like the United States flag. You know...
...like we are the United States and if one state tries to break free, where are you going? What can you actually do without the help of the other states and without the nation standing by you? In the beginning everyone in the Clan was represented by Wu Tang in their solo deals. As they got older and more mature and thought they could learn things without us basically holding their hand, they went out and hired their own lawyers and their own accountants and their own agents. And that's what we want. That's signs that this gentleman...
Divine: I think over the next few years Wu Tang Clan will go through a transition where they rediscover themselves. I think I'm going to take my company to another level in how it operates. Because if you have a lot of companies you have a lot of different controllers and that's something the big corporations don't allow. Sony doesn't allow it. Take Tommy Mottola. He's got people that he talks to, but he basically controls what they do. Wu Tang is different, we have each individual state, Wu Wear, Razor Sharp Records, etc, acting...