Russia is the antidote to Western pathologies: American rocker Alex Carlin
Meet Alex Karlin, a rock musician, songwriter from Chicago, Illinois . Hes an American expat in Russia , lover of beautiful girls and a Guinness World Record holder. At the tender age of 7, Alex started listening to the Beatles and learned all their songs by heart. At the age of 12, he created his first rock band, and now performs in more than 100 concerts a year, mostly in Russia. He came here for the first time during the Soviet era and immediately felt at home: It s like an oasis of rock n roll. There s always, you know, a contingent in every city of Russia that loves Rock. In 2009, Alex Carlin set a Guinness World Record for Longest solo concert. He sang and played the guitar nonstop for 32 hours. Alex is now a resident of Moscow. He sings and performs in rock clubs all over Russia , and remains confident that rock n roll will never
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