Quote Originally Posted by luke View Post
Didn’t Motown justify the allowance by giving the artists money to buy cars , furs etc that was in addition to allowance?
Exactly. As late as 1974, Mary Wilson had to have Berry Gordy sign off on the funds when she wanted to buy another house. When Diana Ross left the label in 1980, Mr. Gordy "took back everything that was on loan from the company". This included the strange, geometric shape house she was living in, a yellow rolls royce and furs and jewelry!