THE LONGEST PRESS RELEASE
But not too far inside — and because Clive Davis's long-awaited book on the music biz delivers so much less than it promises, it comes off instead like one long press release bio of the man, except it's even more self-serving than that. There's no doubt he earned the right to toot his own horn a bit.
BOOKS
THE LONGEST PRESS RELEASE
John Morthlond
by
CLIVE: INSIDE THE RECORD BUSINESS Clive Davis with James Willwerth (Morrow)
But not too far inside — and because Clive Davis's long-awaited book on the music biz delivers so much less than it promises, it comes off instead like one long press release bio of the man, except it's even more self-serving than that.
There's no doubt he earned the right to toot his own horn a bit. He entered the music industry at a time when MOR dominated the charts as well as his own company. As president of CBS at -the time the rock market exploded, he was right on top of things: signing many of the right new acts, successfully raiding other labels for the rest, and guiding Columbia straight to the top of the rock pile. Likewise,, his firing does seem to be a capricious act.
Credit where credit is due, and all that. It still doesn't mean he can write a book.