"Advance Praise for They Fought the Law"

“Anyone who thinks talent and drive are the only prerequisites to success in the music business is in for a rude surprise: artists have waged a non-stop battle to control their work and livelihood since the first painter smeared cinders on a cave wall. In 'They Fought the Law,' Stan Soocher trains his attorney’s eye and reporter’s ear to the task of showing us how that war for control is joined in today’s rock & roll jungle. The result is a witty and clear-minded book, an indispensable map of the potential legal mine field awaiting all who would travel the road to pop stardom.” (Fred Goodman, author of "The Mansion on the Hill")

“Who zoomed who in the courts, whether the issue is censorship or cold cash, has been an area of constant murkiness in almost all rock ‘n’ roll writing. Stan Soocher here sorts out several of the most interesting and revealing cases with a precision that probably makes them clearer to the reader than they ever were to the participants.” (David Hinckley, New York Daily News)

“This is the real secret history of rock & roll: the backroom deals and courtroom wars over money, reputation, artistic liberty, moral responsibility, and contractual obligation that have been part of the music since Elvis first fell under Colonel Parker’s huckster spell. 'They Fought the Law' is the fine print of superstardom writ loud and clear.” (David Fricke, Rolling Stone)