Hit Men

Praise for Fredric Dannen's Hit Men "A sobering, blunt, and unusually well-observed depiction of the sometimes sordid inner workings of the music business." --Billboard

"It's a good book--read it!" --Sinead O'Connor

"An entertaining collection of anecdotes about an uproariously unsavory subculture of egomaniacs, sybarites, goniffs, and music lovers. . . . Mr. Dannen has a knack for the telling quote and a healthy appetite for the juicy story." --The New York Times Book Review

"Anyone with more than a passing interest in the inner workings of the [music] industry will be enthralled by the juicy tales [Dannen] has to tell." --The New York Times

"A knowing and unsentimental glimpse into the inner workings of the music business . . . Dannen got the inside story, and he got it right." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

"The most revealing look yet at the 'characters' who run the rock-music business." --Entertainment Weekly, Top 10 Best Books of the Year

"No one, insider or outsider, has ever grasped the basic concept of power in the pop-music business better than Fredric Dannen in Hit Men. . . . Hit Men has enough dramatic juice to drive half a dozen fictional bestsellers." --Newsday

"The no-holds-barred tale of showbiz's most flamboyant branch strips away the inpenetrable sheen of some of the industry's weightiest names." --Variety

"Hit Men brings to life the most compelling gang of thugs since The Godfather. The stories of this smarmy bunch are part delicious, part appalling." --USA Today

"Anyone who has even a passing interest in the music industry will be intrigued by Hit Men. The two basic themes are mob involvement and music executives' dalliances." --Chicago Tribune

"A detailed profile of the handful of individuals who control the Top Forty. . . . Dannen's triumph is his ability to reduce the complicated problems and issues of the music industry to precise, personal situations." --Rolling Stone

"Dannen's thorough, sure-footed investigation . . . create[s] a lucid and understandable account of the modern music business." --Philadelphia Inquirer

"Dannen . . . mixes the skills of an investigative journalist with the gifts of an expert storyteller in an expose that will intrigue and appall readers with its disclosures." --Publishers Weekly

"Well researched and chock-full of juicy tidbits, [Hit Men] imparts a vivid sense of the record industry's slimy side." --Business Week