I Want My MTV : The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution

from Caryn.Rose

This is impeccably researched and constructed but I discovered that I was far less interested in the subject than it takes to be enthralled for 572 pages. It wasnt the writers, it was this reader. If you are interested in the history of music video direction, there's a lot here i enjoyed the trip...

from Iambookish

MTV, one of my favorite things about the 80's. The hair, the shoulder pads, the music videos....reading this book brought me right back to those times. Duran Duran, Cindy Lauper, Culture Club, Pat Benatar; these bands became famous because of MTV and the images played over and over in those video...

from mrmapcase

If you want to read a bunch of random quotes from musicians and TV personalities, you will have a ball with this book. If you want a comprehensive history on the founding of MTV you're going to have to look elsewhere. Taking interviews and piecing them together doesn't work when the people interv...