Harvey Brownstone Interviews Zoro, World Renowned Drummer, and Author of “Maria’s Scarf”.
Zoro is a world-renowned rock, R&B, and hip-hop drummer, who is widely referred to as “the minister of groove.”
He has spent over 4 decades performing with many music superstars including Lenny Kravitz, New Edition, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Bobby Brown, Sean Lennon, Lisa Marie Presley, French superstar Vanessa Paradis and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire. He’s been voted the number one R&B drummer in the world numerous times by Modern Drummer Magazine and Drum Magazine.
Zoro is also a highly accomplished author of 4 books about music: “The Commandments of R&B Drumming”, “The Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming”, “The Big Gig: Big Picture Thinking for Success”, and “The Commandments of the Half-Time Shuffle”. In addition, he is an immensely influential and inspirational educator and motivator, with a passion for helping people achieve their potential and attain success. He’s the author of a highly popular book entitled, “SOAR: 9 Proven Keys for Unlocking Your Limitless Potential”.
On Harvey Brownstone Interviews, Zoro will be talking about his brand new book entitled, “Maria’s Scarf: A Memoir of a Mother’s Love, a Son’s Perseverance, and Dreaming Big”. This is an incredibly heartfelt and heart wrenching autobiography, chronicling Zoro’s tumultuous journey as the fatherless, bi-racial child of a Mexican immigrant single mother, who somehow managed to raise her 7 children in an atmosphere of love, courage, faith, tenacity and optimism. From the impoverished and notorious streets of Compton in South-Central Los Angeles to the harsh realities of rural Oregon – this is a man who, thanks to his mother’s many sacrifices and unbreakable resilience, overcame countless almost insurmountable obstacles of abject poverty, racism and adversity.
He was an insecure little boy who grew up longing for the love and approval of an absent father, and struggling with identity, self-worth and craving a sense of belonging. Thanks to the love and guidance of his mother, and the unshakable bonds that kept his family together, he ultimately harnessed and channeled his pain, anguish and ambition, together with his love of music and rhythm, to become one of the world’s most successful and respected drummers. This book is so poignant, uplifting and inspirational as you will see in this episode of Harvey Brownstone Interviews.
Harvey Brownstone is a retired judge of the Ontario Court of Justice and was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He is also the bestselling author of “Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles and the Bitter Realities of Family Court” and hosted “Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone,” a television talk show on matters involving the family justice system.
After a distinguished legal career, Harvey was appointed a judge at the age of 38 in 1995. He has presided in family and criminal courts. He has been a trailblazer in several ways. He was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He was the first sitting judge in the world to write a national best seller and to host a TV talk show.
Harvey has been a role model and icon in the LGBTQ community. When same-sex marriage was legalized in Canada in 2003, he was the only judge to make himself publicly available to officiate at weddings for lesbian and gay couples travelling to Toronto from all over the world to get married. In 2007, he officiated at the wedding of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, the American couple whose marriage triggered the 2013 United States Supreme Court decision overturning the definition of “spouse” in the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
In February 2021, Harvey launched his online talk show “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” on his own YouTube channel. He saw this as an interesting hobby. Within several months, the show attracted hundreds of thousands – and then eventually, millions – of viewers. Because of the overwhelming success of the show, Harvey decided to retire from the judiciary on December 31, 2021 after having presided as a full-time judge for 26 1/2 years. Free from the constraints imposed upon judges regarding the expression of opinions and the endorsement of private enterprise, Harvey now happily devotes his full-time attention to hosting “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” as a regular member of the public – albeit one with a rather illustrious and unique career history.
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