Reader, who wants it when you can have recorded fame instead?
He also coached his sister-in-law, Florence Griffith-Joyner, to Olympic gold and world-record fame as a sprinter.
Observers looking for evidence that science is the new rock'n'roll should note that the book jacket is designed by Peter Saville of Factory Records fame.
Trading in the formality cultivated under its former owner, Chris Blackwell (of Island Records fame), for a friendlier vibe, the new general manager, Skip Scully, welcomes nonguests to take a dip in the private cove.
From the Birmingham via Berlin techno sounds of Sandwell District, to the deep house of Patrice Scott and Vakula, some guests fit so well that return invites are a dead cert, like the one given to Friday's guest Ron Morelli of L.I.E.S. Records fame.
Jimmy Hughes, Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander recorded at Fame; later in the 1960s, Aretha Franklin would also record in the area.
Nik lives in an intensely private, solipsistic world of imaginary fans, critics and fame, recording equipment, instruments, pens and notebooks.
The young people in "Losers in Space" are obsessed with fame, recording themselves and one another in the hopes that one of their clips will get them the attention they need to qualify as celebrities.
For a start, the no frills, small-scale nature of the format has offered welcome respite from all those reality singing programs who drape a Mephistophelian arm over dead-eyed young'uns, promising fame, recording contracts and 4WD Nissans.
The first single from Elvis Is Back!, "Stuck on You", was released two days after its recording with "Fame and Fortune" on the B-side, attracting 1.4 million advanced orders.
