Willy Vlautin
| Willy Vlautin | |
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| Born | Reno, Nevada |
| Occupation | Writer, Musician |
| Nationality | United States |
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Willy Vlautin (born 1967) is an American author and was the lead singer and songwriter of Portland, Oregon band Richmond Fontaine and is currently a member of The Delines. Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, he has released nine studio albums since the late nineties with his band while he has written four novels: The Motel Life, Northline, Lean on Pete and The Free.
Richmond Fontaine is an alt.country band that is consistently recognized for Vlautin's rich lyrics. They have recorded nine studio albums and toured extensively in Europe, where they have a particularly strong following, as well as in Australia and the US. Richmond Fontaine split in 2016 and Vlautin is currently a member of The Delines.
Working as both a songwriter and novelist provides Vlautin with a mechanism to develop the same characters and situations in both songs and his books. The main protagonist in Northline (itself a song from Richmond Fontaine's Winnemucca album) is Allison Johnson. "Allison Johnson" was the title of a song on their Post to Wire album. Some of the references in his lyrics also persist across albums, such as Reno's Fitzgerald Hotel. Mentioned on Post to Wire, it became the title of the next album, The Fitzgerald.
Published in the US, several European and Asian countries, Vlautin's first book, The Motel Life was well received. It was an editor's choice in the New York Times Book Review and named one of the top 25 books of the year by the Washington Post. Polsky Films released the film version of The Motel Life, starring Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, Dakota Fanning and Kris Kristofferson, in November 2013. The film was praised by critics across the US and won three prizes at the Rome International Film Festival: Audience Choice, Best Screenplay, and Editing.
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