Michael Alago - Who the F*ck is That Guy: The Man Who Signed Metallica - TRAILER

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🗓️ 18 July 2019

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Michael Alago is a former rock & roll A&R Executive whose life story is the subject of the Netflix documentary "Who The Fuck Is That Guy?".

He grew up in New York City during the 1970s and 80s, surrounded by artists like David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and the Cro-Mags.

His obsession with music lead to a 25-year career in the industry, during which time he managed artists like Metallica, Cindi Lauper and Nina Simone.

After contracting AIDS and surviving substance abuse, he is now sober and healthy.

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0:00.0	If you love music, if you love art, and you're in any of those, you have to be obsessed in a beautiful creative way or else what are you doing it for?
0:18.0	I was really good at my job and I did help self-records for big companies. I heard Kill them all.
0:19.0	And that totally blew my mind and changed my world and you knew something big was going to happen with this group.
0:27.3	All these artists you work with still have nice things to say about you.
0:31.1	You know like all the members of Metallica,
0:33.2	Cindy Lauper as well, Johnny Rotten's in there, all these people.
0:36.0	So I always get to get in trouble at the record companies because I never stood up for the
0:39.5	record companies, I always stood up for the artists. Music was my life, so I followed that road.
0:46.9	Tell me about the substances in the 80s.
0:49.6	There was a crazy mix of that gay rock and roll and then we all found out about this
0:56.5	disease that was starting to kill our brothers and sisters and my doctor
1:01.2	told me you know you're positive.
1:04.0	Oh, it was the worst day of my life.
1:06.0	It was even bad when I had to tell my mother.
1:10.0	Drugs and alcohol kill.
1:12.0	That's why I just don't do it anymore. I love waking up with a clear head.
1:15.6	You know, when you show up, you become a responsible person and people can now really trust you because I'm here to serve and help others and when you do that
1:25.6	that's such a satisfying feeling in your soul. So, So, So, you're going to be.

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