Famed Record Executive Clive Davis Comes Out in New Memoir

Famed record executive, Clive Davis has a new memoir underway titled The Soundtrack of My Life

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Famed record executive, Clive Davis has a new memoir underway titled The Soundtrack of My Life which unveils a plethora of intimate stories throughout his famed career. One of the biggest revelations in the book, was a very personal one, and for the first time, the 80-year-old record executive uncovered his “bisexual life.” A five-page section toward the end of the book (which is out today), explained he had his first a sexual encounter with a male around “the era of Studio 54.” He also went on to say, “On this night, after imbibing enough alcohol, I was open to responding to his sexual overtures,” and his new experiences with a man provided “welcome relief.”

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