This book is dedicated to two wonderful friends and business mentors; two people
with hearts and spirits that truly inspired me. They made life fun and definitely
amusing.
To Chris Brough, who worked with artists such as Cat Stevens, Shakin’ Stevens,
Samantha Fox, Showaddywaddy and Jaki Graham, to name but a few. Having
substantial UK and international success, Chris was a producer, music publisher,
manager and visionary, who lived life to the full. His success helped him to build an
incredible network, which he generously shared over the many years that we knew
each other.
And to Mike Collier, ex-MD of Carlin/Intersong Music, who was an inspirational
mentor and friend. He signed such acts as Duran Duran, and the disco hit ‘Blame It On
The Boogie’, made famous by the legendary Michael Jackson with a top 3 and top 8 in
the US and UK charts, respectively, and several million record sales and millions of
radio performance plays later. Hits continued with Phyllis Nelson’s song ‘Move
Closer’ becoming a worldwide hit having been covered by countless artists since.