Alex Jacke Takes His Singing Voice to The Big Screen

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Five years after his first EP was released, Dorm Fucking Music still remains on fans’ playlist but the singer has added actor to his resume. Alex talks Gangland, the musical film. VSZ: How are you keeping up with the LA lifestyle, meaning are you vegan yet? AJ: No, I’m not a vegan, I’m actually on a Ketogenic diet. It takes a lot of discipline. VSZ: Here we go. Well, Do you at least consume protein? AJ: Yes. That’s apart of the diet. VSZ: Okay I can work with that. What is your Sunday morning routine like? AJ: Normally my Sundays are chill since the week is long. I like to really relax. I will stream One Church with Pastor Touré. I like streaming it because the message is always potent. It’s nondenominational. He talks directly to you. VSZ: Oh wow, did you grow up in the church? AJ: It’s something I picked up. I started changing 3 years ago as I started to mature as a person. VSZ: When’s your bday? AJ: May 15. VSZ: Relationship status? More and more I have thought about marriage. AJ: the steps it takes to get to that. VSZ: So you’re telling me you have/had a fuckboy phase? AJ: Well, I don’t like dating apps. VSZ: Tell us about your new film /musical Gangland. AJ: The movie is called GANGLAND. My character’s name is Tone. My character’s brother is the head of a gang. There are elements of Tone that I relate to. Like when people thought I was crazy for dropping out of college to pursue music. It was situations like this that I drew inspiration. VSZ: Why acting now?AJ: I realized that I met people and other artists that can lead to other collaborations VSZ: When can we watch you on screen? AJ: September 2018