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| Alex Langford |
Chello World!
I know its been a good minute since I've been on here. I've been so busy working on my future, those details in another blog. This blog right now is all about that man above, Alex Langford!
We met on Facebook and became fast friends for our love and passion over the written word. I was so excited for him when he came out with his debut novel, The Emperor's New Music.
This book is very intense and raw and puts me in the mindset of Eric Jerome Dickey and Walter Mosley. Anthony Adams hard life is depicted with such grace and detail he seems to come alive and you can hear his breathing within the text.
This could easily be adapted into a movie. The amazing transition from the 70s to the birth of hip-hop. The musical energy can be felt and provides a lyrical soundtrack for the reader to have while reading this very engaging story.
Alex Langford is a California-based writer. He wrote "The Emperor's New Music" based upon his experiences as a musician in the 90's and as an entertainment writer/producer in San Francisco for several years.
"It was my job," he said, "to tape interviews with Hollywood people and sports stars, then to edit the tape as if the talking heads had done the work."
His long list of interviews includes Stan Lee, Carlos Santana, Frankie Beverly, Sylvester, Rickey Henderson, Spike Lee and Charles Schultz.
"I was a musician and a big fan of R & B and rock music. But in the early 90s my kind of music seemed to just disappear, almost overnight. The emotion, the artistry, the passion was replaced by rap music. Suddenly music was all samples, basic beats, drum machines and fake gangsters.
I wrote "The Emperor's New Music" to create a character who could give voice to a different perspective on hip hop. I think it's a story that needs to be told, and it's certainly a rare point of view: someone's who's not head-over-heels in love with hip hop like the rest of the world seems to be. I'm sure it will step on a few toes."
You can purchase the debut novel at
Lulu.com. This man is here to stay and a fresh new voice to the contemporary literary canon. Help this man out and show some love for him!
Positively Alexzander
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