NEW YORK (AP) – In the early days of MTV when every kid in America knew who Martha Quinn was, she was making all of $26,000.

The four surviving original MTV VJs say in their new book, “VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave,” they often worked 14-hour shifts and helped the crew when they were shorthanded. Nina Blackwood says John Cougar tried to seduce her. Aretha Franklin made chili for Alan Hunter. Mark Goodman recalls wild parties given by David Lee Roth. The fifth VJ, JJ Jackson, died in 2004. “VJ” is out today.