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 Axl Rose and follows the band on tour.
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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 out to Hollywood, California, in 1985. During his first weekend in Hollywood, Del hooked up with Wes Arkeen and the members of an unsigned group called Guns N' Roses. To this day, Del still works closely with W. 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 Magazine and his work has appeared in many publications including Rolling Stone. Del also released a collection of short horror stories entitled The Language of Fear [2] in 1995 on Dell Books. It includes the short story "Without You," which inspired 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"), The Almighty and, of course, Guns N' Roses, including "The Garden" and "Yesterdays" from their 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.
[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.
