Jun 22, 2018 nile rodgers cohosts with matt wilkinson on beats 1 on apple music, monday 11am1pm, tune in at matt. Hardcovernamed one of the top 10 rock memoirs of all time by rolling stonefrom chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force nile rodgers le freak by nile rodgers hardcover robot gift shop. Le freak is the fascinating inside story of pop and its tangled roots, narrated by the man who absorbed everything in his topsyturvy lifethe pain and euphoria and fear and loveand turned it into some of the most sparklingly ebullient pop music ever recorded. Many chic stories are music folklore, not least the wonderful story of le freak, atlantic records only. Booking agent book nile rodgers for corporate events. In le freak, rodgers wasnt interested in giving the reader an uptight and basic view of his music career and his private life. Nile s signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana. Nov 18, 2011 nile rodgers was one half of the creative force behind the band chic, the other half being bernard edwards. Oct 18, 2011 nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. It is also a stunning recreation of a time and place by the man who wrote its soundtrack. Inevitably, there seems to be a collective groan whenever that word is spoken. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Le freak 2011 the sex, drugs, and disco revolution of the seventies, as seen by the chic guitarist who permanently changed the way music sounds and feels and moves.
Cest chic producer tells wild, starstudded stories in new book, le freak. Oct 18, 2011 in this exclusive excerpt from nile rodgers s new memoir, le freak, the legendary hitmaker recounts his disco acts meteoric rise to fame, fortune, and the funky. Oct 01, 2011 nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. I started writing le freak to answer some questions i had about my life. Nile rodgers quotes showing 15 of 5 nard and i thought it over and came up with some answers via band logic, not to be confused with actual logic. Nile rodgers has spent his musical life on both sides of the studio glass, recording and writing hits with chic and producing the likes of diana. Nile rodgers le freak by nile rodgers hardcover robot. The partying almost killed him, and you get the lowdown of how he battled his addiction and how he won, though thats not a big part of the book. Nile rodgers perform le freak live at the eden project, cornwall, in 20. Nile rodgerss new music memoir is le freak the new york. It was named one of the top 10 of the 25 greatest rock memoirs of all time by rolling stone. But what launched and ultimately made rodgers career was his work with his band chic, most notably on the disco classic le freak. Nile rodgers on the origin of the song freak out youtube. Chics guitarist and songwriter nile rodgers is a case in point, as this incredibly well written and factual autobiography attests.
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Rodgers gave those dreams a beatand helped invent pop as we know it today. Le freak by nile rodgers, 9780751542776, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As rodgers well knows, the best music is the music is the stuff we feel, the stuff that speaks to us and wont let go. Dec 04, 2011 in fact, one of the surprise gifts of le freak is that a third of it covers rodgerss own opening act a comingofage tale every bit as impressive as the musical insights and startime. Nile rodgers rocks the spotlight at westport library honors. Le freak an upside down story of family, disco, and destiny. Published on jun 14, 2016 grammy awardwinning musician and producer nile rodgers shares a hilarious story about the origin of the hit song, le freak aw freak out. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by. Name a star and you can bet theyre in this book, playing or partying with rodgers. Id asked my mother a question about our early years and her answer would ignite another spark of curiosity rather than provide closure. Rob sheffield, rolling stone this book is an absolute knockout. Nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career.
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The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood was spent with. Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgers s extraordinary musical journey. In fact, one of the surprise gifts of le freak is that a third of it covers rodgerss own opening act a comingofage tale every bit as impressive as the musical insights and startime. Le freak by nile rodgers overdrive rakuten overdrive. Oct 20, 2011 the musician and record producer nile rodgers has published a memoir, le freak. Oct 16, 2011 rodgers recounts his difficult upbringing, his triumphs with the discofunk band chic in the 1970s, his successes as a producer in the 80s and beyond, and his addictions and losses in a memoir. Oct 01, 2011 nile rodgers influence on modern pop music can barely be defined by his oeuvre of work as musician, producer and songwriter. May 16, 2014 grammy awardwinning musician, songwriter and producer nile rodgers of westport took time to pose for photos and autograph copies of his book le freak.
His heavy discography alone would merit a memoir, but add a dash of family drama, a dose of drug addiction, a birdseye view of the music industry, and the result is a book that will appeal to both music. Nile rodgers s new memoir, le freak, recounts his days as a successful record producer and musician photo credit. Lee the new york times the venerable musician and record producer nile rodgers, wearing a bandanna tied around his dreadlocks, fadeout sunglasses and a charcoalgray pinstripe jacket, arrived at cafe luxembourg. In the seventies his funk based disco guitar sound lit up dancefloors across the world, with songs such as le freak, and good times becoming million selling songs. A member of the hitgenerating band chic and a producer for diana ross and others, nile rodgers recounts his life and career in music. To book nile rodgers or another adult contemporary artist for your private party, corporate event, fundraiser or other function, please fill out our artist request form to quickly connect with one of our booking agents the staff of headline booking group will work with you to produce a memorable event. In this exclusive excerpt from nile rodgerss new memoir, le freak. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny by nile rodgers 20120705. Le freak kindle edition by edwards, bernard, chic, nile. Le freak an upside down story of family, disco, and. All in all, le freak is a fastmoving, wellwritten, original account of the life of a selfconfessed halfhippie, half black panther, and a must for anyone with even a passing interest in black music over the last 50 years.
As rodgers well knows, the best music is the stuff we. The career of nile rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. And he details that career in le freak, which is one of the best autobiographies or biographies youll ever read. Along with the tracks i want your love and chic cheer, le freak scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. Legendary producer and cofounder of chic, nile wrote we are family for sister sledge and im coming out for diana ross, and then produced lets dance for david bowie and like a virgin for madonna. But before he reinvented pop music, nile rodgers invented himself. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny, the legendary hitmaker recounts his disco acts meteoric rise to fame. Grammy awardwinning musician, songwriter and producer nile rodgers of westport took time to pose for photos and autograph copies of his book le freak.
The single achieved sales of 7 million and also scored number seven in the uk singles chart. The song, says rodgers, was originally an angry rant aimed at studio 54 fuck off. How to play nile rodgers guitar audio le freak chic official video nile rodgers giggin tips funk strumming on guitar lesson nile rodgers gigging tips. Le freak is the personal, moving story of a creative genius. As rodgers well knows, the best music is the stuff we feel, the stuff that speaks to us and wont let go.
Le freak is an astonishing, exuberant and inspiring story of a creative genius. Le freak by nile rodgers posted on 12020 by matt p, one of the few musical blessings of the last decade was nile rodgers career reinvention. Oct 16, 20 nile rodgers perform le freak live at the eden project, cornwall, in 20. Le freak, good times, we are family, like a virgin, lets dance, im coming out, rappers delightand worked with every influential pop star to create a string of enduring hits, from diana ross and madonna to duran duran and david bowie. To book nile rodgers or another adult contemporary artist for your private party, corporate event, fundraiser or other function, please fill out our artist request form to quickly connect with one of our booking agents. The staff of headline booking group will work with you to produce a memorable event. A career that spans four decades and scores of hits, yet he has always been content being on the sidelines. Le freak chic guitar lesson nile rodgers style funk. Delicate sound of thunder expanded new edition duration.
But before he reinvented pop music nile rodgers invented himself. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny written by nile rodgers. Bernard edwards, nile rodgers chic is the absolute tightest funk band ever, and their deep sense of groove made the whole world dance to hits like le freak and good times in the late seventies. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny, by. Behind every successful musician is a great producer, and nile rodgers just happens to be both. Rob sheffield on greatest rock memoirs of all time. Essay by cary odell le freak 45 sleeve original 45 label nile rodgers. Oct 18, 2011 rodgers gave those dreams a beatand helped invent pop as we know it today. Lest we forget, niles rodgers gave us everybody dance, le freak, good times, we are family, hes. The cofounder of chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by nile rodgers. Modelled on roxy music and kiss, chic came up with biggest hit le freak following new.
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