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CRITICS HAVE TENDENCY TO BE MEAN AND POMPOUS

Photo: Francine Morin got a nice write-up.

He adds: "Usually, critics have tendency to be mean and pompous. Some can put you out of business. One bad review and the premiere is yesterday news. The show dies, the performers go home. And the producers, directors and playwright go broke. Well, I am here to do just the opposite. I want to keep these wonderful artists in business. And this is what I think I have accomplished in my book." True, the author did accomplish his objectives. He wrote extensively about  a great number of talented performers who are struggling in a very competitive world. The tough and shrewd world of show business.

 

Photo: The fabulous Nancy McGraw is one of Lafayette's  favorites.

He explained in eloquent and convincing manner why those artists deserve a wider recognition and why the public should become aware of their talent. I like the book. I read it from cover to cover. It is well-written. No bias, no favoritism and no yellow journalism. Nevertheless, De Lafayette did not refrain himself from ridiculing some big names and mocking agents of stars and chanteuses. Read it. Buy it. Learn from it. It is a treasure.

WHAT'S NEXT ON MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE'S AGENDA?

Plenty! In addition to Entertainment Divas Cabaret Jazz Then And Now, another captivating book by de Lafayette United States and the World Face to Face is out. A powerful book with a message to the White House tough guys and foreign policy decision makers. Also in that book, De Lafayette devoted a whole chapter to the most distinguished female singers in the United States. But his big project is the encyclopedic book he is working on. Of course it is about divas, as usual, musicians, mega stars and emerging talents. The title of the book is WORLD WHO'S WHO IN JAZZ, CABARET, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT. A 3 volume, 2,100 page gigantic effort. It will be out by January or early February of 2007. And who is included in this encyclopedia? Almost anybody who has a talent regardless of a status quo. Talent is extremely important to de Lafayette. He mocks fame and fortune. He admires style, class and talent in an artist. Now, we understand why that encyclopedia contains roughly 10,000 names. But there is a catch. Unless you are invited, you will not be included in any volume of the encyclopedia. Inclusion is by invitation only. So, who is in this heavy-load book? Any clue Mr. Max? "Sure, we start with Tony Orlando, Elton John, Paul Simon and Neil Sedaka and we end up with Lena Horne, Leontyne Price, Barbara Cook, Barbra Streisand and the hottest and new names in the business. Some names are a household cliché, and many others are new to the public. Some are traditional, and some are quite controversial." added de Lafayette.