Howling At The Moon: The True Story of the Mad Genius of the Music World

Yetnikoff, Walter

ISBN 10: 0349118906 / ISBN 13: 9780349118901

Published by Abacus, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Howling At The Moon: The True Story of the Mad Genius of the Music World
• Publisher: Abacus
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0349118906
• ISBN 13: 9780349118901
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 220 grams

About this title

Synopsis

The ultimate showbiz insider''s expose, Howling at the Moon is the wildly entertaining and brilliantly narrated autobiography of Walter Yetnikoff, head of CBS Records during its heyday in the 1980s, and then the most powerful man in the music industry. Yetnikoff knew most of the stars and embraced all the excesses of this era: he was mentor to Streisand, father confessor to Michael Jackson, shared a mistress with Marvin Gaye and came to blows with Mick Jagger. He feuded with David Geffen and outmanoeuvred Rupert Murdoch. He was also addicted to cocaine and alcohol - until his doctor gave him just 3 months to live. Yetnikoff came from a working-class Jewish family from Brooklyn; he graduated from law school in the 1950s and proceeded to climb the corporate ladder to the very top. His high-flying ended in breakdown, but throughout his rise and fall, Yetnikoff remained a man of huge charisma and disarming charm. Howling at the Moon is written with David Ritz, the only 4-time winner of the Ralph J Gleason Music Book award, who has collaborated on the autobiographies of such stars as Ray Charles, BB King, Aretha Franklin and Etta James.

About the Author

Born in Brooklyn in 1933 and graduating from law school in the 1950s, Walter Yetnikoff went on to become president of CBS Records from 1975 to 1990, creating the most prestigious and profitable stable of artists in music history.