Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. Though
he became infamous for allegedly causing the Beatles’ breakup and
robbing the Rolling Stones, the truth is both more complex and more
fascinating. As the manager of the Stones and then the Beatles—not to
mention Sam Cooke, Pete Townshend, Donovan, the Kinks, and numerous
others—he taught young soon-to-be legends how to be businessmen as well
as rock stars. While Klein made millions for his clients, he was as
merciless with them as he was with anyone, earning himself an outsize
reputation for villainy that has gone unchallenged until now. Through
unique, unprecedented access to Klein’s archives, veteran music
journalist Fred Goodman tells the full story of how the Beatles broke
up, how the Stones achieved the greatest commercial success in rock
history, and how the music business became what it is today.
“Fred Goodman is a superb writer . . . and his account here of one of rock ’n’ roll’s most polarizing figures could not be more readable. The even-handed tone, the supposition that readers are moderately intelligent and sophisticated, and the rather astounding involvement Allen Klein had with pop music’s largest legends—put all that together, and you’ve got one highly engrossing read.” —Yahoo! Music
“Succeed[s] both as a compelling work of rock ’n’ roll history and as a cautionary business primer.” —Wall Street Journal
“Fred Goodman makes this world come alive, and any fan of rock or insider tales of the music industry will be in heaven reading about this fascinating, troubling character.”
— Judd Apatow, Omnivoracious
“Writing about contracts, percentages, and deals can be tedious, but Goodman makes it as exciting as reading about an artist’s sex life. The book explodes with inside dope.”
—New York Daily News
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