This is a very frightening account of a horrible incident. And not to make light of it, but according to the article, he was literally and figuratively a lucky duck. That's what saved him.

I'm amazed it didn't become lore at the station but perhaps he didn't want to talk about it or was told not to by police. I tried to find out if there was any reference to a resolution or an arrest, but to no avail. It sounds like they had a good suspect. Just how cut-throat was the record biz back then?

Either way, what a bizarre story! 

Here he is in the middle in this pic, ironically at a promo thank you event with some record company execs. It appears to have been taken about a month after the attempt on his life. 

That's certainly true, but the article mentions his dispute with a recording industry person as the most likely suspect. I suppose we'll never know what happened, but considering that whoever it was knew where he lived and worked as well as his schedule, his home phone number, and what would coax him out of his house early in the morning, it was certainly well planned. Thankfully, not as well executed. 

Thanks for the correction. The magazine identified him as the guy on the right. I will change the original post. 

As for the motive, it sounds like you're hinting you know something I assume you're not at liberty to reveal, even all these years later. Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice!