The an insider's playbook for earning your 15 minutes Hervey, Ramon II 1950- creator text biography nyu 2022 First edition. monographic eng xvi, 332 pages ; 24 cm "Legendary Hollywood entertainment manager and publicist Ramon Hervey II shares insightful tales of his remarkable four-decade career plotting and overseeing fame, success, crisis and spinning for seminal talents at the top of their game, from Little Richard, Bette Midler, and the Bee Gees, to Aaliyah, Rick James, and Vanessa Williams--a juicy and addictive retrospective that also traces the origins of fame and how social media is changing the rules. The Fame Game is his uncensored, behind-the-scenes look at rich and famous celebrities as they are rarely seen. Hervey shares the hilarious, the absurd, the disappointing, and the surprising as he recalls how he became a trusted confidant to a Who's Who in music, comedy, film to A-listers including Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones, Don Cornelius, the Bee Gees, Herb Alpert, Andrae Crouch, Vanessa Williams, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Luther Vandross, Rick James, Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton, Andrae Crouch, Nick Nolte, James Caan, and Muhammad Ali. Filled with never-before-told anecdotes, cameos, and unforgettable stories, moving from the legendary disco era of the '70s and post-civil rights era to Hollywood soundstages, and viewed through his acute and trained lens, The Fame Game is an enlightening historical view of the origins of fame, entertainment and media that examines our obsession with fame and the famous, and how social media is cultivating is own fame--an irresistible, addictive and utterly fascinating exploration of our insatiable obsession with celebrity culture."-- Introduction -- A path of self-destruction can sabotage fame -- Be authentic and don't let fame define your self-worth -- Don't self-assess : the public dictates fame -- You can chase fame, achieve fame, and lose it -- Fame begets fame : the more you get, the harder it is to manage -- Don't obsess about becoming famous : obsess to be your best -- Dream beyond the glass ceiling -- Attaining fame requires the media's endorsement -- Fame is not a destination : it's an accolade -- Fame is currency : infamy is a liability -- Short fame tales -- Tenets of fame. adult Ramon Hervey II. n-us--- II Hervey, Ramon 1950- Anecdotes II Hervey, Ramon 1950- Anécdotas Performing arts United States Biography Artes escénicas Estados Unidos Talent scouts United States Biography Public relations consultants United States Biography Asesores en relaciones públicas Estados Unidos Fame Psychological aspects Entertainers United States Anecdotes Celebrities United States Anecdotes Rock musicians United States Anecdotes Motion picture actors and actresses United States Anecdotes Fama Aspectos psicológicos Artistas Estados Unidos Anécdotas Celebridades Estados Unidos Anécdotas Músicos de rock Estados Unidos Anécdotas Actores y actrices de cine Estados Unidos Anécdotas PN 2287 H579f 2022 790.0682 9780063048034 (hardcover) 0063048035 (hardcover) 2023276407 IG$ 230515 20251003131909.0 23129881 eng