It’s the end of the eighties and despite all his musical shortcomings, pop singer Alekzandr - the Vinyl Tiger - has not only survived, but also finished at the top of the heap.
After all the scandals and challenges that plagued him during his first decade in pop, Alekzandr is desperate to rise above.
He wants to try his hand at other things, hone his craft and focus on his personal life which is pulling him away from New York.
But tastes are changing and controversies brewing, and Alekzandr is finding it harder and harder to separate his professional and personal lives.
So when his provocations push the establishment too far and his world comes crashing down, he’s going to have to dig deep to survive.
Because the best pop stars may reach the top by making great music, but they can only remain there by making the right waves.
Follow Alekzandr's career in this three part series that follows Alekzandr from his early beginnings in the eighties, through the nineties and noughties.
A pop fiction novel, rich with pop cultural references, Vinyl Tiger is a stark look behind the curtain at what it takes to become a star.
This is the second edition of Vinyl Tiger, originally published in 2015.