Twisted Business, Jay Jay French
Twisted Business, Jay Jay French
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Twisted Business
Lessons from My Life in Rock 'n Roll

Author: Jay Jay French, Steve Farber

Narrator: Phil Thron

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/25/2022

Synopsis

In addition to founding Twisted Sister, a world-famous heavy metal band that has sold more than 20 million records worldwide, Jay Jay French is one of the top entrepreneurs in entertainment. After taking over as manager in the 70s, French developed Twisted Sister into the most heavily licensed heavy metal band in history.

Part business book, part memoir, Twisted Business is an unexpected, inspiring, whirlwind story of transformation and redemption. Twisted Business follows French's adventure-filled life—from growing up in New York City in the sixties, to working as a drug dealer and struggling as an addict before quitting cold-turkey, and finally, to creating and cultivating Twisted Sister and turning it into one of the most successful brands in the world.

Together with his mentor, Steve Farber, a best-selling author and one of the world's top leadership and management experts, French offers unique, hard-earned tips and advice from his nearly fifty years as a musician, music business manager, and entrepreneur. French shows how anyone can create their own brand, grow a successful business, reinvent themselves, or simply find success in what they love to do. Entertaining, provocative, funny, and informative, this book is the trip of a lifetime and a treasured guide for entrepreneurs, business people, and music fans alike.

About Jay Jay French

Jay Jay French founded Twisted Sister, the internationally renowned heavy metal band, nearly fifty years ago. Since then, he has catapulted his career to become one of the most successful managers, producers, and entrepreneurs in the music business. French has amassed thirty-nine gold and platinum albums as a musician, manager, producer, and executive producer, and has performed over 9,000 shows in forty countries, selling 20 million records around the world. A charter member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and the costar of the critically acclaimed documentary We Are Twisted F*cking Sister, he is considered a leading expert on vintage guitars and high-end music equipment.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on December 23, 2021

Reading this book took me back to my youth on Long Island in 1970s - I saw Twisted Sister perform at numerous Long Island clubs. From that perspective, this book is fun. This is actually two books. It's an autobiography and a business book. Jay Jay French shares this autobiography in a concise and des......more

Goodreads review by Jo on April 14, 2022

I read this because I really enjoyed Dee Snider's memoir/book. So it seemed obvious that I would pick up French's book. Sure, I wanted to know a lot more about French and Twisted Sister. I got that in the beginning of the book and sprinkled through the rest of the book. However, I was pleasantly surp......more

Goodreads review by Seton on January 05, 2022

I love listening to Jay Jays podcast and I think that this is why I didnt enjoy the book. If I had never listened to episodes the stories would have been fresh. Was hoping for a few more tasty tidbits from the Twisted Sister days or at least a further exploration of the dynamics between the members......more

Goodreads review by Lnsimon on December 21, 2022

This book got mixed reviews and I don't know why. Jay Jay provided a great synopsis of his journey and history of Twisted Sister. The only issue is with the audiobook. It would have been much better if he narrated it himself.......more

Goodreads review by Armand on January 24, 2022

Great insight into the good, the bad and the ugly of the author's life. From his humble beginnings to working the Twisted Sister machine past their prime, every story is interesting. Not just a book about what happened on the road with wine, women and song, either, which makes it even better.......more

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