Record exec Tommy Mottola writing memoir called ‘The Last Starmaker,’ set for 2012 release

Record exec Tommy Mottola is writing a memoir

NEW YORK — Record executive Tommy Mottola’s (muh-TOH’-luhz) latest project is words only.

Grand Central Publishing announced Monday that the former CEO Of Sony Music Entertainment and ex-husband of Mariah Carey has a memoir scheduled for release in 2012.

“The Last Starmaker” will cover his years with Carey and his work with such recording artists as Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson, who once accused Mottola of being a racist.

Mottola helped discover Carey, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan, among other performers.