New
York
(ANI):
Tommy
Mottola,
who
is
largely
known
for
discovering
stars
like
Shakira,
Beyonce,
and
Mariah
Carey
-
who
also
became
his
wife
in
a
short-lived
marriage,
is
set
to
write
his
memoir,
detailing
his
rise
to
success
and
stories
while
he
reigned
at
the
top
as
the
head
of
Sony
Music.
Mottola
has
signed
a
deal
to
write
'The
Last
Starmaker',
to
be
published
by
Grand
Central
Publishing,
a
division
of
Hachette
Book
Group
USA,
in
early
2012.
"It's
time
to
tell
his
story," the
New
York
Post
quoted
a
friend
of
Mottola
as
saying.
"The
music
industry
is
virtually
over.
Cream
will
always
rise
to
the
top.
But
the
days
of
starmaking
are
over.
Kids
today
only
want
one
song,
not
the
album,
and
they
don't
know
who
the
artist
is,"
the
pal
added.
Mottola
will
tell
how
Walter
Yetnikoff
brought
him
into
CBS
Records,
and
then
turned
on
him
after
Yetnikoff
self-destructed
and
lost
his
job.
Since
Yetnikoff
trashed
Mottola
in
his
2004
memoir,
"Howling
at
the
Moon,"
Mottola
is
expected
to
wreak
some
payback.
'The
Last
Starmaker' will
also
debunk
the
myth
that
Mottola
was
a
jealous
Svengali
over
Carey.
According
to
a
source,
the
book
will
explain
that
Carey,
who
was
quite
young
at
the
time,
came
from
a
"confusing
upbringing.