You gotta take your shot if you don't want to pay what you owe.
As soon as he made them superstars, they decided to stop paying him.
As soon as he made them superstars they decided to stop paying him. He's entitled to a percentage of their income for his services as a manager and a producer.
Artists are used to working with producers, making the albums and doing the paperwork later ... It's always an oral agreement in this business.
They decided they didn't need him anymore and kicked him to the curb.
It's sort of an often-told sad tale of a band dumping the person who greatly contributed to making them successful so they don't have to pay him.
You don't show up with answers, you show up with ears and listen.