Madonna fans might be interested in a new book called "I Want My MTV", an oral history that has Madonna's picture on the cover and an entire chapter on her rise to video superstar, but no comments from the singer herself.
A "Warner Bros." executive does remember a then-unknown Madonna barging into their offices on a skateboard and leaving a note on a product manager's door:
"Sorry I missed you, because I'm going to be a star."
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Description:
Remember When All You Wanted Was Your "MTV"?
It was a pretty radical idea-a channel for teenagers, showing nothing but music videos.
It was such a radical idea that almost no one thought it would actually succeed, much less become a force in the worlds of music, television, film, fashion, sports, and even politics.
But it did work.
"MTV" became more than anyone had ever imagined.
"I Want My MTV" tells the story of the first decade of "MTV", the golden era when "MTV"'s programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands, learn about new music, and have something to talk about at parties.
From its start in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British new wave acts to the launch of the reality-television craze with "The Real World" in 1992, "MTV" grew into a tastemaker, a career maker, and a mammoth business.
Featuring interviews with nearly four hundred artists, directors, VJs, and television and music executives, "I Want My MTV" is a testament to the channel that changed popular culture forever.
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Product Details:
Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Dutton Adult (Publish Date: October 27th, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525952306
ISBN-13: 978-0525952305
You can pre-order this book here!
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