Crazy Lucky: Remarkable Stories from Inside the World of Celebrity Icons

Most lawyers aren't like John Mason. Then again, most lawyers don't do what he does.

For decades, John Mason has been a confidante, mediator, and last line of defense for some of the most visible artists in the world: from Brian Wilson and Roy Orbison, to Reba McEntire and the Jackson Five, to Quincy Jones, Shakira, and his dear friend of over forty years, Olivia Newton-John. In Crazy Lucky, he tells their stories from his perspective, and shows us what it means to truly have someone's back.

A butcher's son with humble origins, John Mason has guided his clients through multi-million dollar lawsuits, divorces, child custody issues, and stalkers, while also helping to navigate breakdowns, illness, physical and mental abuse, and a wide variety of legal issues with not just hundreds of millions of dollars, but careers, on the line. Many (if not most) entertainment lawyers work through managers and agents to help celebrities achieve specific goals. Mason, on the other hand, serves as a lynchpin to his clients' inner circle, a steady presence in what is often a privileged, but harrowing lifestyle.

Crazy Lucky is a career retrospective packed with never before heard stories. A fascinating journey for anyone interested in entertainment history, Crazy Lucky shows what it takes to represent the interests of some of the biggest names in the world, in critical, career-defining moments.

Author: John Mason
Publisher: Unnamed Press
Published: 06/10/2025
Pages: 250
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781964008073


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2025

About the Author
Presley, Priscilla: - Priscilla Ann Presley is an American businesswoman and actress. She is the ex-wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as the cofounder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States.Mason, John: - Named "Entertainment Lawyer of the Year" by Billboard Magazine, John Mason has represented a variety of icons in the entertainment industry throughout his career, including notable names in film, television and music and top talent in literary and music publishing, sports and electronic media. Mason is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Mediator. Mason has served as the chairman of the Nevada Film Commission and has hosted both his own nationally televised satellite talk show and a regular segment on the CW affiliate in Reno, Nevada.

Mason has served as national trustee and chairman of the Western Regional Executive Board of the National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis Sports Council, on the Board of the Unusual Suspects Theater Company and he is a Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, a Lifetime Papal Order.

He also served for eight years as a member of the President's Committee on The Arts and Humanities. Mason and his legal work have been highlighted by a variety of prominent publications, including The Los Angeles Times, The American Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Daily Business Journal, Variety, The New York Times, Reno Gazette Journal and Las Vegas Review.