Michael James Martineau
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Written by former agent for the stars Michael Martineau, "Let's Get Rowdy!" is both a novel containing an authentic, revealing, i
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nsider behind-the-scenes look at the wild, often scandalous, 70's Beatle influenced rock music explosion in its heyday--a story jammed with never-before-disclosed facts and figures pertaining to every detail of how the global rock tours actually take place, including the vast sums of money made, lost, and in many cases lavishly squandered. It is the story of the exploitation and near demise of a famous British rock star naively caught in the hedonistic world of superstars, supertours and superthrills, swirled around a very special love story. Although the storyline was created in a fictional format, Martineau's telling of this roitous tale involved firsthand interactions with former clients like: Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker, Black Sabbath and The Who. Currently the only other edition of this novel was printed overseas while Martineau lived in the Virgin Islands. Published solely to test market the story, the book quickly sold out three printings by word of mouth only, attracting two movie offers and a Japanese book deal.
Review
... an eye-opener, and entertaining as well. Congratulations on a must-read for all fans of rock! --
Moondog, The Rock 'n' Roll Vault
Ever wonder what it's really like in the fast lane? Martineau's look inside is both thrilling and scary! --
Kim Dawson, Producer of the ABC Special, Making The Band
I personally knew Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. What a Deja vu experience ... Brilliant! --
Carlo Lenzi, Executive Producer, Superstars 2000
About the Author
Michael Martineau's agent career involved representing Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Eagles and Lionel Richie, among others, plus two Tony Award productions; Diana Ross for her Broadway performance "Diana," and Julie Harris for "The Belle Of Amherst," plus touring companies "National Lampoon," "Cuckoo's Nest," "Star Trex," starring William Shatner and Clarence Darrow, with Henry Fonda. His movie experience includes 'Sergeant Pepper', 'Thank God It's Friday', 'Tommy', and 'Year Of The Comet'. Current literary projects embody 3 novels. 5 screenplays and 3 children's books--his novel/screenplay titled "Occam's Razor" is scheduled for production in early 2001.
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