You love soul music. From time to time, you return to the old vinyl records of Arthur Adams and Al Green, of Donny Hathaway and Isaac Hayes. You’re once again seduced by the sounds of Booker T. Jones and Bobby Bland, the inner worlds of Roy Milton, Jonny Rawls, and Otis Clay. It’s the intimacy of Marvin Gaye and the wildness of Wilson Pickett. If the music of all these artists could be distilled into a single figure, purity, emotion, depth, lyricism, rhythm, and soulfulness would be the words that define our contemporary artist. This is soul music ready to dissolve into a fierce modernity, with a singer always attentive to the small details that alter the course of the everyday, persistent in what matters most and bold in creativity. An artist in constant search of his most unknown inner self, creating songs while still discovering new ways to compose and perform them. Our man is Billy Price. Born William Pollak in 1949, his essence as a musician has written one of the most vital and committed chapters in soul music, through a recording career filled with turning points. The reflective and visceral character of his music has always kept him at the forefront, ready to propose new paths and crossroads, giving soul music everything it needs to remain an essential reference point for today’s mainstream pop audiences. “Random Madness” is a major work, destined to become a soul classic for future generations.