Introduction

This book is written not to denigrate, but to bring forth a degree of understanding. The world needs to read the truth about what a system of thought did in turning a human being who reached his potential into a person who was denied the opportunity to fulfill his promise and what could have been. In presenting the cause of what happened while identifying its root, the author hopes this story can serve as a contributor to rebuilding our culture and our music.

Observations and Insights

Watching from afar, so many things have been revealed and the information I've learned has done nothing but support the obvious, substantiate proper view, and validate why I feel the way I feel about this particular situation.

Historical Context

It's important to note what really happened to the state of music as a whole and the factors contributing to the demise of its leading presence; factors that can be traced back some fifty years as the Pop music sphere was beginning to take precedence; giving birth to a season of peril that has ruled the recording industry for the past quarter-century. Much was given and much was taken away.