Del James
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Adalberto V. Miranda [1] [2], also known as Del James, is an American musician, writer, journalist and artist mostly renowned for writing the short story that inspired the "November Rain" video by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He is a close friend to W. Axl Rose and is the road manager for Guns N' Roses.
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[edit] Biography
Del James was born in New Rochelle, New York, on February 5th, 1964, and raised in Mamaroneck, New York.
He moved to Hollywood, California, in 1985. During his first weekend in Hollywood, Del met West Arkeen and the members of an unsigned group called Guns N' Roses. Del still works closely with Axl Rose and the current lineup of Guns N' Roses. [1]
[edit] Journalist and writer
As a journalist, he was a Senior Editor for RIP,' a heavy metal magazine and his work has appeared in many publications including Rolling Stone. Nominated for a "Maggy Award," Del has interviewed Keith Richards, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Wood, Kiss, The Cult, Guns N' Roses, and countless others. Del also released a collection of short horror stories entitled The Language of Fear [2] in 1995 on Dell Books. It includes "Without You." The story went ont to inspire the Guns N' Roses videos "Don't Cry," "November Rain" and "Estranged." For the past few years, Del has been working on a novel entitled A Celebration of Pain.
[edit] Work in the music industry
Del has directed music videos for bands like Guns N' Roses and Soul. He has co-written songs with groups like Testament, ("So Many Lies," "Return to Serenity," "The Ritual" and "Dog Faced Gods"), TNT, Ricky Warwick, Stan Lynch, Rhett Forrester, Dizzy Reed, The Almighty and, of course, Guns N' Roses, including "The Garden" and "Yesterdays, " from the band's Grammy nominated Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II,' albums. [3]
He now lives in California with his girlfriend, Debbie Woodworth, and their two daughters.[4]
[edit] Trivia
- The introduction to Del's book The Language of Fear [5] was written by W. Axl Rose, who also credited Del at the end of the "November Rain" video.
- M. Night Shyamalan's movie Signs features the line "There are no coincidences, only chance and fate exist" from Del James's book The Language of Fear. It is on the page just before the first story.
- Del James worked for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (Severn v Coleman, UFC 12, on February 7, 1997) as a writer for the live event. The event was supposed to take place in Buffalo, NY but was moved to Dothan, AL less than 48 hours before the event started.
- As a teenager, Del James was selected to audition for a low-budget movie. He received a call back but ultimately did not get the part. The name of the movie was "Over the Edge", and the role went to another Mamaroneck, NY native, Matt Dillon.
- Del James is credited as the project coordinator for Live Era '87-'93, the Guns N' Roses live album.
[edit] References
- ^ Del James page at xtrememusician.com.
- ^ James, Del (1995). The Language of Fear. New York, New York: Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-440-21712-1.
- ^ James, Del (1995). The Language of Fear. New York, New York: Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-440-21712-1.
- ^ James, Del (1995). The Language of Fear. New York, New York: Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-440-21712-1.
- ^ James, Del (1995). The Language of Fear. New York, New York: Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-440-21712-1.
