Part 9 (1/2)

”I said, 'Here's the deal'”: Author interview with Burger.

”They blew it”: Author interview with Finer.

Alb.u.ms on the Hill description: Author interview with Andy Schneidkraut.

”It was like a knife in my back”: Ibid.

”It was clear that the computer companies”: Author interview with Steve Gottlieb.

Chapter 3 19982001: The Teen Pop Bubble: Boy Bands and Britney Make the Business Bigger Than Ever-But Not for Long ”It was maniacal” maniacal”: Author interview with Erik Bradley.

”We were like, 'All right, they seem to have a track record'”: Author interview with Tom Calderone.

”People keep asking me, 'What are you going to do'”: From Leeds, Jeff, ”That Awkward Phase: Britney and Pals Are Maturing. Sales Are Slowing. But Kid Pop Feeds a Media Establishment That Won't Give Up on the Genre Easily,” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2001, p. F8. December 2, 2001, p. F8.

”You have the huge infrastructure of people”: Author interview with Lyor Cohen, 2005.

”As busy as [Calder] was”: Author interview with Gary Stiffelman.

”Clive was more no-frills”: Author interview with David McPherson.

Early Clive Calder biography and ”There are many cities in South Africa”: From Scott, Ajax, ”Clive Calder: Zomba's $500m Mystery Man Thinks Big,” Music Business International, Music Business International, August 1996, page number unknown. August 1996, page number unknown.

”Fanatically self-disciplined” and tax manuals: From Malan, Rian, ”The $3 Billion Man: Say Goodbye (for Now) to Clive Calder, the Mystery Mogul Who Sold His Baby, Jive Records, and Set the World's-Record Pop-Music Payday,” Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, July 25, 2002, pp. 2628. July 25, 2002, pp. 2628.

Calder, EMI, and Malawi: From Malan, Rolling Stone Rolling Stone, July 25, 2002, pp. 2628.

Theory on Calder's ”ears”: Author interview with David McPherson.

”South Africa was segregated”: Author interview with Jonathan Butler.

”We were politically very much opposed”: Author interview with Ralph Simon.

”slightly off the pace”: From Malan, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, July 25, 2002, pp. 2628. July 25, 2002, pp. 2628.

Henri Belolo...Village People: From Scott, Music Business International, Music Business International, August 1996, page number unknown, confirmed by Ralph Simon. Calder and Simon agreed they had to keep as much control of Zomba as possible: Author interview with Simon. August 1996, page number unknown, confirmed by Ralph Simon. Calder and Simon agreed they had to keep as much control of Zomba as possible: Author interview with Simon.

Clive Davis role: Author interview with Simon. $225 million and fifty companies: From Malan, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, July 25, 2002, pp. 2628. July 25, 2002, pp. 2628.

”The Jive offices were crummy, cardboard desks”: Author interview with Gary Stiffelman.

”very bad” falling-out and ”For a variety of reasons”: Author interview with Ralph Simon.

”has a ruthlessness that knows no boundaries”: From Kafka, Peter, and Brett Pulley, ”Jive Talking,” Forbes Forbes, March 19, 2001, p. 138.

Barry Weiss and Hy Weiss: Author interview with Barry Weiss, Jive Records company biographies. $50 handshake: From Sisario, Ben, ”Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive from Rock 'n' Roll's Early Days, Dies,” New York Times, New York Times, March 31, 2007, p. A16. March 31, 2007, p. A16.

”Do you know any rappers?” and Weiss-Calder relations.h.i.+p: Author interview with Barry Weiss.

Early Whodini background and ”We had rooms next to each other”: Author interview with Barry Weiss.

”I never had been on a plane in my life life”: Author interview with Jalil Hutchins.

Lou Pearlman biography and quotes: From Pearlman, Lou, with Wes Smith, Bands, Brands, & Billions: My Top 10 Rules for Making Any Business Go Platinum Bands, Brands, & Billions: My Top 10 Rules for Making Any Business Go Platinum (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003), pp. 317, 9799. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003), pp. 317, 9799.

$250,000 in savings detail: From Lipner, Maxine, ”More Than Hot Air,” Nation's Business Nation's Business, March 1993, p. 16 ”You could tell the alternative age was over”: Author interview with Paris D'Jon.

Backstreet Boys auditions: From Pearlman, Bands, Brands, & Billions Bands, Brands, & Billions, pp. 115125.

”We were living in Orlando in a nondescript office park” and other Jay Marose quotes: Author interview with Marose.

Donna Wright's voicemail and biography of David McPherson, ”He was like, 'You know what?'” and other McPherson quotes: Author interview with McPherson.

Mercury bought out the Backstreet Boys' contract: Author interview with Barry Weiss.

Stuart Watson's Asia publicity plan: Author interview with Watson.

Girls screamed: Author interview with Barry Weiss.

”They brought them to Chicago”: Author interview with Erik Bradley.

”Unlike rock bands, these bands were perfect”: Author interview with Bill Scull.

”We were looking for a Debbie Gibson”: Author interview with Steve Lunt.

”When Clive heard that in the A&R meeting”: Ibid.

”We at Jive said, 'This is a f.u.c.kin' smash'”: Ibid.

”We go out in the parking lot”: Author interview with Michael Steele.

his public company, International Ltd.: From Boucher, Geoff, ”The Making of Heartthrobs Inc.: First Came the Backstreet Boys, Then 'NSync, and Now a Fleet of More Contenders for Pop Idolization,” Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, January 24, 1999, p. 4.

$12 million mansion, neighbor Shaquille O'Neal, and Rolls-Royce: From Palmeri, Christopher, ”From Starmaker to Scammer? Boy Band Svengali Lou Pearlman Is Accused of Running a Ponzi Scheme,” Business Week Business Week, March 19, 2007, p. 46. Jet skis, Windemere mansion, Republican donations, Orlando Predators, and Rolex: From Huntley, Helen, ”Unmasking Lou Pearlman: The Promoter Who Loved the Limelight Has Retreated to the Shadows. Left in the Dark Are the Investors,” St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg Times, June 3, 2007, p. 1D.

”He was arrogant and thought he was the smartest guy in the room”: Author interview with Bob Jamieson.

”You can't make money on an airline”: From Boucher, Geoff, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, January 24, 1999, p. 4.

'NSync audition: From Pearlman, Bands, Brands, & Billions Bands, Brands, & Billions, pp. 233237 (Pearlman's version), and Lynn Harless affidavit, Trans Continental Records Inc. et al. vs. Zomba Recording Corp. et. al, Trans Continental Records Inc. et al. vs. Zomba Recording Corp. et. al, November 2, 1999 (Harless's version). November 2, 1999 (Harless's version).

”We brought in another brother and they saw it as an abandonment”: From Boucher, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, January 24, 1999, p. 4. January 24, 1999, p. 4.

Backstreet Boys lawsuit, meeting, Johnny Wright quote, ”name-calling,” ”indentured servants,” and ”It would be nice to have them as my five sons”: From Reilly, Patrick M., ”The Impresario Behind Boot Camp for Pop-Music Idols,” Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal, January 22, 1999, p. B1.

”Here were some guys that sold twenty-plus million alb.u.ms”: Author interview with Peter Katsis.

Backstreet Boys tour numbers: From Evans, Rob, ”Backstreet Boys Cash In on Unorthodox Ticket Sales Plan,” LiveDaily.com, August 19, 1999.

JC Chasez's realization and $10,000 advance: From JC Chasez affidavit, Trans Continental vs. Zomba, Trans Continental vs. Zomba, November 2, 1999. November 2, 1999.