Power publicist reveals sad, lonely story of Bob Marley’s last days
He influenced media trajectories for arena-packing performers including Bob Marley, Prince, Kiss and Billy Idol. In his recently published “Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me: A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll” (Backbeat), Bloom takes readers on a wild ride that has him going from a high-school misfit in Buffalo, NY, to Circus music magazine editor, which led to his becoming a confidant and strategist for rock royalty.Here are some of the 76-year-old Brooklynite’s greatest hits — and one miss.When taking on a new client, Bloom typically began by reading everything that had been written about the person.