Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me
eBook - ePub

Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me

A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me

A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll

About this book

Howard Bloom—called "the greatest press agent that rock and roll has ever known" by Derek Sutton, the former manager of Styx, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull—is a science nerd who knew nothing about popular music. But he founded the biggest PR firm in the music industry and helped build or sustain the careers of our biggest rock-and-roll legends, including Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Marley, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Billy Idol, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, David Byrne, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Queen, Kiss, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run DMC, ZZ Top, Joan Jett, Chaka Khan, and one hundred more. What was he after? He was on a hunt for the gods inside of you and me. Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me is Bloom's story—the strange tale of a scientific expedition into the dark underbelly of science and fame where new myths and movements are made.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me by Howard Bloom in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Music Biographies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781493051687
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Foreword by Joan Jett
  2. 1. Michael Jackson Is Dead
  3. 2. Confessions of a Musical Klutz
  4. 3. Hunting the Gods Inside
  5. 4. How I Accidentally Started the Sixties
  6. 5. The Einstein Imperative
  7. 6. A Tale of Two Hormones—A Brief History of Pop
  8. 7. Inventing the Heavy-Metal Magazine
  9. 8. The Kennedy Assassination, the Watergate Break-in, and, Well, Ummm, Me . . . Sort Of
  10. 9. How Vince Furnier Became Alice Cooper
  11. 10. The Case of the Headless Record Company
  12. 11. You Fucking Nun . . . Stephanie Mills, Napoleon, and The Wiz
  13. 12. Dot Records and Country Crossover—Breaking Out of the Bible Belt
  14. 13. Blood in the Corridors
  15. 14. ZZ Top—Taking Texas to the World
  16. 15. The Birth of Disco—Firemen Come Out of the Closet
  17. 16. Ralph MacDonald—The Man with Atomic Clock Fingers
  18. 17. Working Miracles—Saturday Night Fever
  19. 18. Chris Blackwell and Betty Davis—The Man Who Made Reggae
  20. 19. Buddha Records—The Face Drained by the Mob
  21. 20. The Secret Policeman’s Ball—Planting Amnesty International
  22. 21. Genesis—The Band That Wouldn’t Talk
  23. 22. Peter Gabriel—The Rocker Who Got Computers Right
  24. 23. The Police—Punk and the Dad Who Co-Founded the CIA
  25. 24. Al Green and Cream Records—The Mecca of Memphis
  26. 25. Soul and Passion Points—Meet the Geese Who Fall in Love With, Well, With You
  27. 26. Supertramp—Escaping the Industrial Nightmare
  28. 27. Simon and Garfunkel Reunite
  29. 28. The Man Who Bit the Head Off a Bat—Ozzy Osbourne
  30. 29. Joan Jett—The Story of the Singing Fist
  31. 30. Lessons from Joan Jett—Power Moms
  32. 31. REO Speedwagon—The House That Slid Into a Better Neighborhood
  33. 32. Styx—The Man Who Saw the Future
  34. 33. Queen, Soul, South America
  35. 34. Bob Marley—Turning Dying Into Living
  36. 35. Earth, Wind, and Fire—the Path to Prince
  37. 36. Prince
  38. 37. Prince’s Puppets
  39. 38. Purple Rain
  40. 39. Rap—Shit All Over Your Face
  41. 40. John Mellencamp—Hurt So Good
  42. 41. Bob Guccione Jr.—The Slaughter of the Hutu and the Tutsis
  43. 42. How MTV Came to Be
  44. 43. Billy Idol—The Client Who Almost Died
  45. 44. Billy Joel—Dumbed Down by Love . . . and by Christie Brinkley
  46. 45. Lionel Richie—I Failed
  47. 46. Bette Midler and the Talking Dog
  48. 47. The Stars I Could Not Grok
  49. 48. The PMRC—The Witches of Washington
  50. 49. Who Killed Michael Jackson?
  51. 50. Michael Jackson’s Sexual Crucifixion
  52. 51. Perceptual Imprisonment
  53. 52. Sickness—The Blade of CFS
  54. Notes