This is an irreverent oral history of anecdotes, never-before-told stories and behind-the-scenes revelations, as told by the people who saw it all happen. 'MTV Uncensored' uncovers the channel's most shocking moments in music television history.
The book raids the vaults of MTV's thousands of hours of exclusive interviews and performances for the shocking truth - and the dirt - behind the success of the world's most unmistakable pop culture machine: Music Television. Whether you grew up watching Martha Quinn or Carson Daly, love the videos of Duran Duran or Britney Spears, 'MTV Uncensored' is a must-have for MTV addicts, both past and present.
In the book, everyone steps up to the mike with their own private anecdotes about the iconic institution, from Madonna, Cindy Crawford, and Ben Stiller to Eminem, Kurt Loder, and Jennifer Lopez - even the fly-on-the-wall interns weigh in with choice gossip and surprising secrets.
'MTV Uncensored' reveals:
- Why a chart-topping rock band threatened to "jump" from the Video Music Awards lineup if Pee Wee Herman opened the show
- The lowdown on the top 100 videos in MTV's history . . . and why so many were originally banned by the channel's censors
- The sordid details about the breakdowns and near-catastrophes at MTV award shows that have nearly knocked some of these broadcasts off the air, not to mention the stories behind the notorious "after-parties"
- Which of today's biggest stars tanked their VJ auditions, and get insider profiles of who made the cuts
