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he music industry’s most outspoken, outrageous, and phenomenally successful executive delivers a rollicking memoir of pop music’s... read full description


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Nov 24, 2008
Scott rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Howling good read. The story of a nice Jewish boy who grew up into a raging power-addicted "milk" monster, was called "Good Father" by Michael Jackson, was bested in an flash economics quiz by Mick Jagger, played a great practical joke with a bagel, and refused to bathe a festering wound for fear of "arm clap."
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Mar 20, 2010
Andrew added it
The opening chapter of this book reminds me of the paranoid sequence where the feds take down Henry Hill in GOODFELLAS. Yetnikoff is a crazy egomaniac with a pretty amazing rise/fall story. I devoured this in about a day and a half.
Apr 26, 2010
Tom rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Rock fans need beach reading, too.
Aug 17, 2008
Jean rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I loved this book. It's a laugh out loud romp of a read of a subversive child, grown up. It also is that rare memoir by a person who actually has power and control over lots of things, (rather than by a person who was a victim) and remains likable. If you like music and insider music industry gossip (eighties and nineties) you will like this a lot. It reminded me of "You'll never eat lunch in this town again" only with music rather than film.
Mar 26, 2008
Leeann rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Filled with crass humor and a reference on every page to either a Jap, a Jew, or a skirt. Occasionally he throws in a story about Michael Jackson that makes Michael seem, if you can believe it, even creepier.
Sep 21, 2007
Heather rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Easy, fun read; good rock 'n' roll dish from one of the industry's top enablers.
Feb 08, 2012
Lena rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Feb 05, 2012
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Jan 04, 2012
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Jan 03, 2012
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Nov 04, 2011
David rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Oct 26, 2011
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Oct 21, 2011
Mitchell rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Sep 27, 2011
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Sep 09, 2011
Martijn rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 02, 2011
Clilya rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 03, 2012
Gregory rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Sep 19, 2011
Larry rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 21, 2011
Gregleddin rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Aug 06, 2011
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Aug 04, 2011
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Aug 04, 2011
Sean rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jul 26, 2011
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Aug 02, 2011
Teemu rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jul 24, 2011
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Sep 21, 2011
Chandra rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jun 13, 2011
Innerdirkle rated it: 4 of 5 stars