"You've Got Michael": Living Through HIStory

“You’ve Got Michael” is the inside story of the battle to save Michael Jackson's career and market his 1995 greatest hits album, HIStory, as told by the record company executive closest to him. In 1991, Dan Beck was a senior product manager at Epic Records when he became Michael Jackson’s primary marketing contact at the label. That led to five rollercoaster years immersed in a world of unequalled stardom, dealing with the outsized ambitions, whims and idiosyncrasies of the world’s most famous entertainer. Faced with growing press antagonism and erosion of his core audience, Michael Jackson was at a crossroads. Rather than rehash a controversial career, “You’ve Got Michael” is an intimate memoir about the inner workings of the music business at its multi-platinum height and at the dawn of music video. Anthony DeCurtis, author of Lou Reed: A Life, says, "If you thought there was nothing more to learn about Michael Jackson, Dan Beck has news for you. Beck worked as a product manager for Jackson's HIStory project and has gripping tales to tell.