Phil Kaufman (producer)

Kaufman was born in Oceanside, New York. His father had been involved with show business which involved vaudeville and big band. Kaufman joined the Air Force in 1952 and served for four years, which included time in the Korean War with the 37th Bomb Squadron. Kaufman had previously acted in Hollywood, with bit parts in Spartacus, Riot in Juvenile Prison, and Pork Chop Hill, among others, before a felony marijuana smuggling conviction in the mid 1960s. He left Terminal Island Prison in 1968. ==Managing career==

After getting out of prison, he was offered a job driving for Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, who were in Los Angeles at the time for the mixing of Beggars Banquet. Kaufman's first musical role was as the driver and assistant to The Rolling Stones during the recording of ''Beggar's Banquet'', referred to by Mick Jagger as his "executive nanny." Through Keith Richards, Kaufman met Gram Parsons, and agreed to tour manage his group The Flying Burrito Brothers, although he had no prior tour managing experience. The song "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" from Frank Zappa's album ''Joe's Garage'' tells the story of Kaufman's "urination problems". ==Charles Manson==

Kaufman met Charles Manson while they were inmates in Terminal Island Prison. According to Kaufman, a guard taunted Manson that he would never get out; Manson calmly responded by looking up from his guitar and saying, "Get out of where?" Months after his release, Manson went to see Stromberg with four female devotees. On the recommendation from Kaufman, the producer authorized a studio recording session. Instead of having been prepared as Kaufman suggested, Manson was unfocused and amateurish, making the recording a disappointment. Kaufman was released the next year, and would spend time living with the Manson Family. According to Kaufman, he has "had sex with more murderers than anyone else in show business." Kaufman later left "the Family," claiming it was because he was "too smart". Kaufman would later produce and release Manson's album at the height of his notoriety, but found that he could not get anyone to stock Lie: The Love and Terror Cult. ==Personal life==

He authored the book Road Mangler Deluxe, an autobiography about his experiences in the music business. , Kaufman resides in East Nashville, Tennessee. ==References==