Career
Thompson was born in Oklahoma City on June 22, 1944, and attended college in San Francisco, where he also worked as a copy boy for the San Francisco Chronicle. Thompson initially served as the band’s press agent, and eventually became their manager. Thompson also managed other artists, such as Neal Schon, and served as a consultant to Polygram Records.
He died of a heart attack at his home in Mill Valley, California, on January 12, 2015, at the age of 70.