Here’s a fun interview with the great Frank MacKay on Breaking It Down from May 18, 2016 on Glenn Berger’s book, Never Say No to a Rock Star: In the Studio with Dylan, Jagger, Sinatra and More.
Read a first hand account by the only person alive (including Bob Dylan himself!) who witnessed the entire New York recording sessions for Blood on the Tracks.
Read about my ill-fated 1975 date with The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler; how I was punished by the legendary producer, Phil Ramone; and the name that Steely Dan gave me as the final humiliating blow.
Here is and excerpt from Track Three of my memoir, NEVER SAY NO TO A ROCK STAR: IN THE STUDIO WITH DYLAN, JAGGER, SINATRA AND MORE, the story of how Lifetime-achievement Grammy-award winning producer-engineer Phil Ramone came to be my mentor in the 1970’s.
The true story of the creation of legendary Rolling Stones’ bootleg “Bedspring Symphony,” a personal vocal performance of “Honky Tonk Women” by Mick Jagger, and how it all led to a revelation about the meaning of life.