Clive Davis

Clive Davis has answered Kelly Clarkson's criticism of the way she is portrayed in the music mogul's new book, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” saying he stands by the book's reports of their at-times testy relationship. Clarkson blogged earlier this week that his account of that relationship “feels like a violation” and that she refuses to be “bullied” by Davis. On Tuesday, Davis issued a statement saying, “As anyone who has read 'The Soundtrack of My Life' knows, I think Kelly Clarkson is a tremendous vocal talent and performer.

Clive Davis will make a promotional swing through Southern California over the next several days in conjunction with the publication of his new book, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” written with veteran Rolling Stone writer Anthony DeCurtis. Davis will do a book signing at Book Soup in West Hollywood at 4 p.m. March 15; and on March 20, participate in a sold-out Q&A session with Grammy Museum Executive Director Robert Santelli in the museum's 200-seat theater that bears Davis' name.

Veteran music industry king- and queen-maker Clive Davis will relate his lifetime of experience in a new autobiography slated for publication early next year. Currently chief creative officer for Sony Music Worldwide, Davis had a central role in launching and/or developing the careers of Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, the Grateful Dead, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson and countless others over more than half a century as a top record executive.

He may be one of the most influential music executives in the world, but Clive Davis was never a music geek. He didn't like rock 'n' roll as a teen, doesn't describe that lightning-strike moment when sound first truly explodes. He didn't collect albums, and seldom paints himself as an aesthete. Yes, throughout his new autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life," he's attending concerts and knows talent when he sees it - he signed Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston - but more with an ear for commerce than for challenging musical norms.

Kelly Clarkson has gone off on Clive Davis in a way he almost predicted in his memoir, "The Soundtrack of My Life. " "It's clear that Kelly Clarkson has a decidedly independent streak, to say the least, and often speaks in public before she realizes the implications of what she's saying," he wrote in a chapter of the book that deals largely with their professional relationship. It's a chapter full of Clarkson not liking what Davis suggests, with Davis winding up always in the right.

This post has been updated. Please see below for details. The annual pre-Grammy gala known as the Clive Davis party is an A-list showbiz summit  - "the invite everybody wants,” as CBS boss Les Moonves put it  - masquerading as an intimate hang. This year's event Saturday at the Beverly Hilton was no exception. That's why Usher, R&B's crown prince, admitted to the packed ballroom that he once planned to use the stage name Cha Cha. He was doing his part to make the star-studded audience feel like family.

Clive Davis' new autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life," is drumming up headlines because of the music executive's revelation that he's bisexual. The book also has angered Kelly Clarkson, one of the many multi-platinum talents he nurtured and wrote about in the memoir, who feels she's been mischaracterized. Davis and Clarkson infamously clashed over her darker, rock-driven 2007 effort, "My December," which she spent most of the promo cycle defending. The spat between the “American Idol” champ and the  legendary record man was believed to have derived from Davis' assertion that the album didn't have the big pop hits she was known for, including "Since U Been Gone," "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Because of You. " Davis reportedly threatened to shelve the entire project if she didn't make alterations to the album.

This post has been updated. See below for details. Among the dozens of musical luminaries referenced in record man Clive Davis' new autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life," are a number of wild cards and surprises. Yes, Davis devotes pages to his close affiliations with Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Sly Stone, Patti Smith, Aretha Franklin, Santana, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. But fans of rock history will be equally transfixed by some of the little details.  Davis' success over 50 years as an executive with the Columbia, Arista, BMG, J Records and Sony record labels has made him the face of the recording establishment.

Clive Davis will make a promotional swing through Southern California over the next several days in conjunction with the publication of his new book, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” written with veteran Rolling Stone writer Anthony DeCurtis. Davis will do a book signing at Book Soup in West Hollywood at 4 p.m. March 15; and on March 20, participate in a sold-out Q&A session with Grammy Museum Executive Director Robert Santelli in the museum's 200-seat theater that bears Davis' name.

Want to learn something new about music mogul Clive Davis ? Well, as of Feb. 19, there's Davis' new book written with veteran Rolling Stone writer Anthony deCurtis, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” which offers 608 pages of reflections by the former head of Columbia, Arista and J Records, and now chief creative officer for Sony Music. That volume is already generating plenty of media interest, in no small part to Davis' revelation that he is bisexual -- a topic that doesn't crop up in another new tome released last month, “Clive: Working for the Man in the Age of Vinyl.” It's labeled “a memoir,” and rightfully so, because despite the placement of Davis' name so prominently in the title, it's really less any sort of analysis or expose about the record industry titan than a soul-searching reflection by author Don Silver, who spent two years in the late '70s and early  '80s working for Davis as he was building Arista into a pop and R&B powerhouse after being fired from Columbia.

Clive Davis has answered Kelly Clarkson's criticism of the way she is portrayed in the music mogul's new book, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” saying he stands by the book's reports of their at-times testy relationship. Clarkson blogged earlier this week that his account of that relationship “feels like a violation” and that she refuses to be “bullied” by Davis. On Tuesday, Davis issued a statement saying, “As anyone who has read 'The Soundtrack of My Life' knows, I think Kelly Clarkson is a tremendous vocal talent and performer.

Clive Davis' new autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life," is drumming up headlines because of the music executive's revelation that he's bisexual. The book also has angered Kelly Clarkson, one of the many multi-platinum talents he nurtured and wrote about in the memoir, who feels she's been mischaracterized. Davis and Clarkson infamously clashed over her darker, rock-driven 2007 effort, "My December," which she spent most of the promo cycle defending. The spat between the “American Idol” champ and the  legendary record man was believed to have derived from Davis' assertion that the album didn't have the big pop hits she was known for, including "Since U Been Gone," "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Because of You. " Davis reportedly threatened to shelve the entire project if she didn't make alterations to the album.

Want to learn something new about music mogul Clive Davis ? Well, as of Feb. 19, there's Davis' new book written with veteran Rolling Stone writer Anthony deCurtis, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” which offers 608 pages of reflections by the former head of Columbia, Arista and J Records, and now chief creative officer for Sony Music. That volume is already generating plenty of media interest, in no small part to Davis' revelation that he is bisexual -- a topic that doesn't crop up in another new tome released last month, “Clive: Working for the Man in the Age of Vinyl.” It's labeled “a memoir,” and rightfully so, because despite the placement of Davis' name so prominently in the title, it's really less any sort of analysis or expose about the record industry titan than a soul-searching reflection by author Don Silver, who spent two years in the late '70s and early  '80s working for Davis as he was building Arista into a pop and R&B powerhouse after being fired from Columbia.

This post has been updated. See below for details. Among the dozens of musical luminaries referenced in record man Clive Davis' new autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life," are a number of wild cards and surprises. Yes, Davis devotes pages to his close affiliations with Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Sly Stone, Patti Smith, Aretha Franklin, Santana, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. But fans of rock history will be equally transfixed by some of the little details.  Davis' success over 50 years as an executive with the Columbia, Arista, BMG, J Records and Sony record labels has made him the face of the recording establishment.

Kelly Clarkson has gone off on Clive Davis in a way he almost predicted in his memoir, "The Soundtrack of My Life. " "It's clear that Kelly Clarkson has a decidedly independent streak, to say the least, and often speaks in public before she realizes the implications of what she's saying," he wrote in a chapter of the book that deals largely with their professional relationship. It's a chapter full of Clarkson not liking what Davis suggests, with Davis winding up always in the right.

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Clive Davis has played a key role in some of the biggest careers in pop music, including '60s rock icons Janis Joplin , the Grateful Dead and Carlos Santana as well as pop and R&B hitmakers Barry Manilow , Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. He's long and consistently expressed the importance of finding first-rate songs, whether the artists come up with them on their own or they look to other writers. So perhaps it should come as no surprise he's harbored a lifelong affection to stage musicals and is working toward producing a revival of the 1950s Lerner and Loewe classic “My Fair Lady” for Broadway with a target date of 2014.

He may be one of the most influential music executives in the world, but Clive Davis was never a music geek. He didn't like rock 'n' roll as a teen, doesn't describe that lightning-strike moment when sound first truly explodes. He didn't collect albums, and seldom paints himself as an aesthete. Yes, throughout his new autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life," he's attending concerts and knows talent when he sees it - he signed Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston - but more with an ear for commerce than for challenging musical norms.

This post has been updated. Please see below for details. The annual pre-Grammy gala known as the Clive Davis party is an A-list showbiz summit  - "the invite everybody wants,” as CBS boss Les Moonves put it  - masquerading as an intimate hang. This year's event Saturday at the Beverly Hilton was no exception. That's why Usher, R&B's crown prince, admitted to the packed ballroom that he once planned to use the stage name Cha Cha. He was doing his part to make the star-studded audience feel like family.

The most riveting moment of "The Grammys Will Go On: A Death in the Family," the revealing - if self-serving - CBS documentary about Whitney Houston's death less than 24 hours before the 2012 Grammys telecast, arrives midway through. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it involves the song "I Will Always Love You. " The moment stars singer Jennifer Hudson, who during the telecast performed a heartbreaking rendition of Houston's signature song. It's the rehearsed version, however, within this behind-the-scenes documentary airing Saturday night that chronicles how Grammy producers and musicians scrambled and adapted to the tragic news, that packs the most wallop.