![]() MAXI is no stranger to working with various artists from alternate backgrounds and never wanted to be pigeon-holed into one genre of music. Honestly, I feel there is a large part of us who want to see unification and change, then there is that power who does not necessarily want the same thing. “We are in a time where we have to re-address our current situation and decide how we’re going to move forward. The title track, “ UNITED STATE OF MIND” describes what we should be working towards achieving as a people while Track #2, “ ARE WE JUST PEOPLE”, asks the open-ended question, are we just people or is there really something more to be found? Each of the nine thought-provoking tracks deal with a prevalent social issue and/or the emotional state it brings about. “ UNITED STATE OF MIND” is an important album that embodies everything that is going on in our world today. The three talented artists who collaborated on this album come from very different walks of life, yet they are all echoing the same cry for the end of oppression and peace in the world. It opens you up to a different vibration in your mind.” ![]() We brought our skills to the table and made an album that was designed to touch different emotions, to make you think and to make you question things. ![]() “ ROBIN, LIVINGSTONE and I came together and created a beautiful piece of work. LIVINGSTONE BROWN is an ingenious multi-genre musician, producer, mix engineer and songwriter. ROBIN TROWER is a brilliant blues and hard rock guitarist/vocalist and front man for The Robin Trower Band. MAXI PRIEST is an international superstar who gave rise to reggae fusion and has achieved an immense amount of success throughout his career. We are all thinking of a new way and trying to adjust to the times.” We are dealing with racism, oppression and Covid-19. “This project is a musical journey, the title says it all. I had the pleasure of conversing with the incomparable MAXI PRIEST about his latest project, “ UNITED STATE OF MIND“, an album he composed alongside ROBIN TROWER and LIVINGSTONE BROWN.
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