Contents

DEDICATION------------------------------------------------------------- v
INTRO --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
MY MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND
FAMILY INFLUENCES---------------------------------------------------9
MUSICAL TERMS AND STUDIO LINGO ---------------------------14
HOW IT TIES TOGETHER -------------------------------------------- 19
THE ALAMO -------------------------------------------------------------25
THE FIRST MEETING --------------------------------------------------31
PRE-PRODUCTION ----------------------------------------------------36
WITCHY WOMAN ------------------------------------------------------38
TAKE ONE (FOUR WEEKS)
THE FIRST DAY OF RECORDING -----------------------------------42
TONY D’ARRANGER ---------------------------------------------------48
PERSONALITY TRAITS ------------------------------------------------49
THE MANILA ENVELOPE ---------------------------------------------55
MOTHER AND THE ASTROLOGER ---------------------------------58
CONDUCTING 101 AND DOUBLE FANTASY ---------------------62
CHEAP TRICK -----------------------------------------------------------64
SUSHI AND ME ---------------------------------------------------------66
OVERDUBS
EVERYMAN HAS A... --------------------------------------------------69
STRAWBERRY FIELDS ------------------------------------------------71
THE STREET MUSICIAN ----------------------------------------------74
THE PRIMITIVE ARTIST -----------------------------------------------79
DO NOT DISTURB!! ----------------------------------------------------83
STAN IS BANNED ------------------------------------------------------86
AIN’T THAT A SLAP IN THE HEAD ---------------------------------89
BENNY’S CHOIR -------------------------------------------------------92
THE HORN SESSION --------------------------------------------------94
YES, I’M YOUR ANGEL -----------------------------------------------98
JOHN SAID!! -----------------------------------------------------------102
THE LITTLE CLOSET -------------------------------------------------104
AVENUE GUY ---------------------------------------------------------106
THE SPECTOR SOUND!! --------------------------------------------109
THE FINAL CHAPTER
THE LIGHTS GO DOWN IN THE CITY ----------------------------114
NECESSARY REVELATIONS ---------------------------------------119
SCRAPBOOK
THE BEARD ------------------------------------------------------------120
OH, CHOPSTICKS ----------------------------------------------------122
JOHN AND YOKO’S ROOM------------------------------------------123
THE COFFEE SHOP --------------------------------------------------124
THE LEAD IN MY PENCIL -------------------------------------------126
THE GRAMMY ---------------------------------------------------------127
THE JAPAN TRIP ------------------------------------------------------128
IMAGES -----------------------------------------------------------------129
PICK ME A WINNER --------------------------------------------------130
OUT TAKES
THE BIRTH OF CHACHA ---------------------------------------------133
YOU NEVER LET ME FEED YOU -----------------------------------135
E-MAIL -------------------------------------------------------------------137
SUNDAY MORNING ---------------------------------------------------138