Making Music: The Guide to Writing, Performing & Recording edited by George Martin
(Quill Trade, 1983) I do not need to sell you on this book; George Martin curating articles about How to Write Popular Music, How to Perform Music, How to Record Music, and How the Music Business Works as written by luminaries such as Jeff Beck, Richard Branson, Slowhand, Chick Corea, Geoff Emerick, Steve Gadd, Merle Haggard, Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones, and Sting (blegh). Buy this now.