Stephen J. Rivele
Author of nine books; co-author of Oliver Stone's 'Nixon' (Academy Award nomination); Will Smith's 'Ali'; 'Copying Beethoven' with Ed Harris; 'Like Dandelion Dust' (Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper). Most recently completed a screenplay for Steven Spielberg; Miles Davis for Don Cheadle; Jacqueline Kennedy for River Road. Jonestown for Overbrook Entertainment. Vice, the memoirs of a former Compton police officer, to be published by St. Martin's Press in January, 2011.
He lives in Pasadena.
“The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are.”
Stephen J. Rivele
“Death reminds us that we are nothing.”
Stephen J. Rivele