In Listen Out Loud: A Life in Music—Managing McCartney, Madonna and Michael Jackson, veteran manager Ron Weisner , 69, shares inside dirt about his handling some of the top music talent of his generation. His goal: “An honest story of my involvement with these remarkable artists and the play-by-play: the good, the bad and, sometimes, the very ugly,” he says. A sampler of some of his saltier memories in the book, out June 3 from Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press: Passing on Madonna: Weisner was divvying up clients with his former management partner, Freddy DeMann. “When we got to Madonna ’s name, I said, ‘You can have her. You belong together.’ The second those words left my mouth, I felt like a huge ... weight had been lifted from my shoulders ... I didn’t like Madonna and Madonna didn’t like me. Don’t get me wrong: I have a lot of respect for her as an entertainer and a businesswoman. She learned early on how to manipulate the press, create controversy, push eve...