by Clive Davis
First published 1975
Clive Davis sits in his Columbia Records office, watching the industry transform around him. The veteran executive must balance artistic vision with commercial demands as rock music explodes into the mainstream. Davis discovers new talent while fighting corporate politics and personal demons that threaten his career. He signs controversial artists against board opposition, gambles on unknown musicians, and makes decisions that could destroy everything he has built. The music business demands impossible choices between integrity and survival. Davis learns that success in the recording industry requires more than just a good ear for music. Every contract negotiation becomes a battle, every artist relationship a delicate balance of trust and exploitation. As the stakes rise higher, Davis confronts the cost of power in an industry that devours its own.
Genres: 20th-century, business, non-fiction, biography-memoir, music, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: integrity-vs-survival, power-struggle
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
300 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow and Company, Inc.