The Trials of Michael Jackson - Hardcover

Guest, Lynton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1899750401 ISBN 13: 9781899750405

Publisher: Aureus Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

News of Michael Jackson's appearances in court on paedophile charges in 2005 was broadcast to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Everyone had opinions about the testimony and the witnesses as the drama was played out in the small town of Santa Maria in California. This book not only tells the story of that trial but of what was secretly going on behind the scenes - a far more important and mysterious tale than that unfolding in the courthouse. 'The Trials of Michael Jackson' reveals the sensational events which led to the downfall of a megastar at the hands of the mighty Sony company and an obsessive but compliant prosecutor. Using previously unpublished material, personal interviews and evidence gathered during research on three continents, Lynton Guest uncovers the truth about the bitter feud between one of the biggest corporations in the world and pop music's greatest legend. For the first time, the reasons behind Martin Bashir's infamous documentary and the strange decisions taken by the Santa Barbara prosecutor, are laid bare. The incredible machinations of the men from Japan and their American allies were designed to ensure nothing less than the destruction of Michael Jackson and billions of dollars of profit for Sony. 'The Trials of Michael Jackson' takes us on a roller-coaster ride, from the ashes of a defeated Japan in 1945 to the twenty-first century celebrity culture which now spans the globe. It provides the most authoritative look yet at the music business and its extreme excesses over the last forty years. But more than anything else 'The Trials of Michael Jackson' shows how the man who gave us 'Thriller', the biggest selling record of all time, was hunted down and all but destroyed by forces beyond even his control. As Jackson attempts to put his life back together in Bahrain, those who seek to benefit from his demise have not gone away. They remain in the shadows, watching and waiting. It's time they were held up to the light. The book

About this title

About the Author

Lynton Guest entered the music business in 1967 aged sixteen. As
a member of the group, ?Love Affair?, he had a number one hit in fourteen
countries with one of the most iconic pop records of the sixties,
?Everlasting Love?. Thereafter, he was a songwriter and producer, had a
legendary manager, Robert Stigwood, ran an independent record label and
released the theme to the hit television series Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy
(starring Alec Guiness) which won an Ivor Novello award.

In the 1980s Lynton went to Kings College, London, where he graduated with
honours in Ancient and Medieval History. His dissertation was on the
trading patterns and archaeology of the Indus Valley civilisation
(c3000BC-1200BC). While studying at Kings, Lynton began writing
prolifically for newspapers and magazines and had his first book (on the
business of football) published in 1990. Three more books on football
followed, all of which were sports best-sellers. During this time he also
contributed regularly to the London Sunday Telegraph, was a consultant to
several sports organisations (including the Football Association and the
Football League), and began analysing financial matters for merchant
bankers eager to participate in football?s revolution of the 1990s.

In 2005, Lynton released a CD of remixes of some of his favourite records
from the sixties, including ?Everlasting Love?. The CD, called
?OnceAndFuture? by Science of Sound won the prize for Best Compilation CD
of 2005 at the Los Angeles Music Awards. He is an Associate of Kings
College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aureus Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1899750401
• ISBN 13: 9781899750405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 170