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All You Need

ounding member, vocalist and lyri- lar problems or similar issues and then I be- stuff down,” he explains. “There’s this
Fcist David Alexander tells Black Vel- come friends with them. It’s a cool cycle. I graveyard of lyrics that I have to dig
vet that he sees Carousel Kings fueled by feel like I’m doing something good, for me through. And I really try and incorporate as
love. “I feel like we stand for love. Loving and for others.” much raw emotion into the music as possi-
yourself to just do whatever it is that you “Our whole goal is just to help people ble, so when we’re writing songs I really
want to do. Everyone should feel love,” he look inward in hopes that they see that they don’t think about, “Oh, this line looks good
says. can have the same happiness in whatever and this line looks good,” eventually the
The band is motivated by David’s own regard it is that they desire to do… as long songs end up making sense, but I don’t al-
personal desire to find peace and happi- as they’re passionate about it.” ways have a goal with it.”
ness. He has had some tough issues to One particularly personal song is
deal with, saying, “I find that venting out lot of the songs on ‘Charm City’ are ‘Something Isn’t Right’. David says, “My fa-
lyrically really helps me, and then, in turn, I Aextremely personal to David. ther was diagnosed with cancer and I wrote
get to meet people who seem to have simi- “Whenever I’m in the moment I just write a song about him called ‘Cancer’ on our

CAROUSEL KINGS