He wishes he had Jessie’s lawyer.
The thing is, there were probably another hundred guys just like Rick back then. The record company could have signed any of them, it’s take it or leave it. You sign the deal, hope you make it big, so you can move on and sign a bigger contract. But if you don’t sign that first contract, it will never happen. The record companies have you by the balls.
Or Stacy’s mom . . .