momlogic's Vivian: Proud mom (and grandma!) and music-video maven Sharon Oreck just penned a hilarious memoir about how she revolutionized the art of music videos for the likes of Janet Jackson, Prince and Madonna -- and what single motherhood was like in the '70s.
momlogic: Your book was hilarious and impressive! Have you been writing all along?
Sharon Oreck: I did no writing whatsoever. I kept journals, my Filofax and job files that would remind me of what was going on at that time. But in terms of the bigger stories -- the "Nasty" video for Janet Jackson and "Like a Prayer" for Madonna -- those I had to retrieve from my memory banks. They were long labors of love!
ml: You certainly didn't have it easy as a single mom back in the early '70s. Your son was born in a home for unwed mothers when...
momlogic: Your book was hilarious and impressive! Have you been writing all along?
Sharon Oreck: I did no writing whatsoever. I kept journals, my Filofax and job files that would remind me of what was going on at that time. But in terms of the bigger stories -- the "Nasty" video for Janet Jackson and "Like a Prayer" for Madonna -- those I had to retrieve from my memory banks. They were long labors of love!
ml: You certainly didn't have it easy as a single mom back in the early '70s. Your son was born in a home for unwed mothers when...
- 6/1/2010
- Momlogic
New York, May 24 – American film and music video producer Sharon Oreck’s new book “Video Slut,” has revealed behind-the-scenes secrets of many hit MTV videos.
The New York Post quotes excerpts from the book: “Madonna was almost attacked by a 1,600-pound lion on the set of “Like a Virgin” because she was menstruating. The beast sniffed around her midsection for 10 minutes until he was “enticed away with a choice hunk of unrefrigerated horse meat.”
Another passage reads: “A gang of transvestites stormed the set of Janet Jackson’s “Nasty”.
The New York Post quotes excerpts from the book: “Madonna was almost attacked by a 1,600-pound lion on the set of “Like a Virgin” because she was menstruating. The beast sniffed around her midsection for 10 minutes until he was “enticed away with a choice hunk of unrefrigerated horse meat.”
Another passage reads: “A gang of transvestites stormed the set of Janet Jackson’s “Nasty”.
- 5/24/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
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