What's the secret connection between the F.B.I., the I.R.S., and the Police? They're all creations of the Copeland brothers - Ian, the founder of Frontier Booking International, the agency that introduced New Wave, Punk, and Reggae to America; Miles, the founder of International Record Syndicate, the independent label that produced and managed R.E.M., the Go-Go's, and other bands; and Stewart, the founder of and drummer for the Police.

Wild Thing is the autobiography of Ian Copeland, but it covers more than just one man's life. Through his story we get both a backstage account of the performers who have shaped rock music over the past twenty-five years and an intimate history of one of the most influential families in popular culture. Together the brothers spearheaded a changing of the guard in the music business that brought in the New Wave.

From backstage to bookings, Wild Thing vividly brings to life the world of rock and roll and the colorful performers, roadies, groupies, managers, and agents who inhabit it. More than a book about making it in the music business, however, this is a book about making it through life in the fast lane and about making the most of life's unforeseeable circumstances.