Rockin' the Kremlin

"""A compulsive, shocking story. David Junk thought he was being made head of Universal Music in Russia, but in fact, he was being appointed the American music industry's commander-in-chief against the Russian underworld, their corrupt military, and Putin's appalling security forces. Yet, he still managed to give Russia its first ever international supergroup. David Junk is a man in a million."" --Simon Napier-Bell, author, film maker, and music manager, Wham!, The Yardbirds, Sinead O'Connor ""A funny, fascinating, and frightening angle on Russia's trajectory from decadence to dictatorship."" --Peter Pomerantsev, journalist and author, This Is Not Propaganda; senior fellow, SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University ""A revealing and engaging account by an American farm boy who became the most powerful music executive in Russia and led a cultural revolution, with behind-the-scenes stories of how he brought Western pop culture to the country and orchestrated hits by legendary artists like Mariah Carey, Eminem, Shania Twain, and U2."" --Zach Horowitz, former president & chief operating officer, Universal Music Group ""David Junk chronicles his experiences in the exciting--if dangerous--Russia directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. We were fueled by hope and belief that we were paving the way to a better society, and I am extremely grateful that David has put pen to paper. David invites readers into this world in this captivatingly told story."" --Neil Turkewitz, artist rights advocate and former executive vice president, International, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ""Holy perestroika! David Junk brings alive music and business in Russia with intrigue, insight, and humor. He barely pauses for breath, and the result is both compelling and satisfying."" --Adam White, former editor-in-chief, Billboard; author, Motown: The Sound of Young America ""Russia during the collapse of the Soviet Union and the 'wild 90s' that followed was anarchic, violent, corrupt, and exciting, as this gonzo page-turner of an account makes clear--just as it illustrates the return of order first and then authoritarianism. Gangsters, rockers, entrepreneurs, idealists, Putin, Sting, and a mortar full of vodka--they're all here."" --Mark Galeotti, historian and author, A Short History of Russia and We Need to Talk about Putin ""This book is fun, full of action, and perfectly captures the madness of the times as well as the ugly side of Russian show business, populated with scary thugs, dodgy characters, and impatient billionaires. Highly recommend. It reads like a thriller, but it all really happened."" --Emmanuel Legrand, former global editor, Billboard; editor, Creative Industries Newsletter"