A.D. Burks is a native Texan and true Renaissance Man. He sang at Carnegie Hall and wrote a song entitled Renaissance Revolution while obtaining his chemistry degree from Grinnell College. After undergrad, A.D. went on to pursue a music career while teaching in the Atlanta, Nashville and Houston public school systems. With a strong sense of faith, fate provided him with the opportunity to train and travel internationally under the same vocal coach of several Arista Records artists.
When his music career didn’t go as orchestrated, he decided to refine his business acumen and obtained a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Rice University. With a MBA in hand, he ventured… into the corporate world via real estate development. The real estate experience gained allowed A.D. to complete his own development projects and transition into corporate real estate for the world resource his state is known for: Oil.
With Sex & Surrender, A.D. returns to his first love, and what he considers his calling, creativity and spiritual growth. In his memoir he hopes to share life lessons and experiences he has learned along the way.