The Book of Rock Lists' 25 Worst Career Moves

Entertainment: Music

(1) Michael Jackson Invites His Playmates to Spend the Night (2) Marvin Gaye Tells His Father What He Really Thinks (3) Buddy Holly Convinces Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper to Fly Ahead to Fargo to Get Their Laundry Done (4) The Beatles Hire Allen Klein As Their New Manager (5) Billy Joel Divorces His Wife/Manager, Then Decides the Ideal Replacement Would Be Her Brother (6) Mick Taylor Quits The Rolling Stones (7) The Clash Fire Mick Jones (8) Professor Griff Gives An Interview to the Washington Times (9) Slick Rick Deals with His Cousin's Perfidy All By Himself (10) Ozzy Osbourne Bites a Bat (11) Elvis Costello Describes Ray Charles to Stephen Stills and Bonnie Bramlett (12) Sinead O'Connor Gets Pissed at the Pope (13) Milli Vanilli Renegotiates (14) Walter Yetnikoff Informs Tom Scholz He Isn't Working Fast Enough on the Next Boston Album (15) Prince Changes His Name (16) Quincy Jones Makes a Speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (17) Mary Wells Leaves Motown (18) The Turtles Play the White House (19) Dire Straits Spends Six Years Between 'Brothers in Arms' and 'On Every Street' (20) Graham Parker Decides He's in a Hurry to Release His Third Album (21) Terry Knight Presents His Proteges, Mom's Apple Pie, with a Great New Album Cover (22) David Sancious Quits The E Street Band (23) Mick Fleetwood Begins Mananging His Own Band (24) Al Kooper Poses as the Statue of Liberty for the Cover of His Album 'I Stand Alone' (25) Stevie WonderWrites the Lyrics for 'Journey Through the Secret Lives of Plants' from the Point of View of the Plants ******** Missing: Walter Yetnikoff (14); Terry Knight (21); Mom's Apple Pie (21); David Sancious (22); Al Kooper (24)

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