But the industry knows him now as the man who put Caesars on a sound financial footing.

The industry knows what can happen if it's not careful.

This is not, the scandal of the 1970's showed, an industry known for its generosity.

"The industry as we know it is going to change dramatically over the next two years, and not for the positive," he said.

But the industry knows it is in big trouble.

The whole industry knew for a long period of time this was likely to take place," he added.

At least the industry now knows where it stands.

"The industry just doesn't know how to shop around black music played by someone like me," he says.

"The industry of garbage, everybody knows its lineage," he said.

French industry does not know how to sell its products.