In his early years, Richard Branson suffered from dyslexia, which made it hard for him to be an ordinary student. So, at the age of 16, he dropped out of school to pursue his first project, a youth-culture magazine called Student. Run by students, for students, his magazine sold $8,000 worth of advertising in its first edition.
Three years later, in 1969 Branson decided to get involved in the business with records. A few years later, in 1972, Richard opened his own recording studio called ‘Virgin Records’. Many famous artists, musicians and bands hired the studio for their records. Mike Oldfield, Se Pistols, Culture Club, Rolling Stones and many others recorded their first albums there. Furthermore, he produced many unpopular, studios artists that where not wanted by other record labelers. Very soon the Virgin Records studio became one of the top amongst its rivals.