Autobiography
His autobiography Howling at the Moon, co-written with David Ritz, was published in 2004. Yetnikoff recounted in the book how Vincent E. Puma had helped him recover from his addictions to alcohol and drugs. The Jewish Yetnikoff noted that he viewed Father Puma as a mentor, saying: "It'd be easier for the Pope to convert to Islam than for me to turn Catholic, but that didn't stop me from hanging out with a priest who understood the need for redemption."
Yetnikoff is featured in the book Hit And Run about Sony's purchase of Columbia Pictures in 1990 and hiring, on Yetnikoff's recommendation, Peter Guber and Jon Peters to run the studio. Yetnikoff is also featured in the books The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood by Thomas R. King, and Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age by Steve Knopper. He is rumored to be the inspiration for Walter Fox, the record-label boss played by Rip Torn in the film One Trick Pony written by and starring Paul Simon.
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