Million Dollar Mistakes - Steering Your Music Career Clear of Lies, Cons, Catastrophes, and Landmines (Softcover)

Everyone knows the success stories of the music industry how Michael Jackson s "Thriller" blew the roof off and how Clive Davis helped orchestrate Santana s stunning comeback. Million-Dollar Mistakes presents the stories of when people in the music business were dead wrong. The book details some of the most expensive mistakes ever made by artists, as well as by the record executives, managers, and producers who ve worked with stars such as Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Beyonc , Kurt Cobain, Ricky Martin, Dido, LA Reid, and dozens more. From contract and copyright screw-ups to sheer arrogance and lying, Million-Dollar Mistakes includes tidbits such as the pitfalls of employing a family member, the marketability of suicide, and the industry s accepted levels of mendacity and thievery. Some of these mistakes are so embarrassing that the people involved would only speak off the record.