Background
Delegate James was born Adalberto James Miranda in New Rochelle, New York, on February 5, 1964, and raised in Mamaroneck, New New York
Delegate James was born Adalberto James Miranda in New Rochelle, New York, on February 5, 1964, and raised in Mamaroneck, New New York
He moved to Hollywood, California, in 1985. Delegate still works with Axl Rose and the current lineup of Guns North" Roses, serving as road manager
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," Delegate has interviewed Keith Richards, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Wood, Kiss, The Cult, Guns North" Roses, and countless others
Delegate also released a collection of short horror stories entitled The Language of Fear in 1995 on Dell/Abyss Books and reissued a decade later.
The collection features an introduction by Axl Rose and the short story “Without You”, said to be the inspiration for the Guns North" Roses video "November Rain."
Work in the music industry
Delegate has directed music videos for bands like Guns North" Roses and Soul. He has co-written songs with groups such as Testament, ("So Many Lies", "Return to Serenity", "The Ritual", "Dog Faced Gods", "Eyes of Wrath", "3 Days in Darkness", "Careful What You Wish Foreign", "Sewn Shut Eyes", and "Dark Roots of Earth"), TNT, Ricky Warwick, Stan Lynch, Rhett Forrester, Dizzy Reed, The Almighty and Guns North" Roses, including "The Garden" and "Yesterdays", from the band"s Grammy nominated Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, albums.
Delegate James is credited as the project coordinator for Live Era "87-"93, the Guns North" Roses live album. Delegate 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, New York, but was moved to Dothan, Alabama less than 48 hours before the event started.
During his first weekend in Hollywood, Delegate met West Arkeen and the members of an unsigned group called Guns North" Roses.