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A Letter from Author Nile Rodgers: The Reason I Wrote Le Freak
I started writing Le Freak to answer some questions I had about my life. Not the big existential ones, just the facts. I’d asked my mother a question about our early years and her answer would ignite another spark of curiosity rather than provide closure. In no time at all we were off and running like a couple of dog-track greyhounds. The more I wanted to know the more she wanted to tell-- like it was some sort of absolution ritual.
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Nile Rodgers is one of the world's greatest producers and the co-founder of hit 70s band Chic.
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- PublisherSphere
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0751542776
- ISBN 13 9780751542776
- BindingUnknown Binding
- Number of pages318
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