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false <![CDATA[Bit of a Blur]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180822652m/1080554.jpg 1080554 4 <DIV><DIV>For Alex James, music had always been a door to a more exciting life—a way to travel, meet new people, and, hopefully, pick up girls. But as bass player of Blur—one of the most successful British bands of all time—his journey was more exciting and extreme than he could ever have predicted. Success catapulted him from a slug-infested squat in Camberwell to a world of private jets and world-class restaurants. As "the second drunkest member of the world’s drunkest band" Alex James's life was always chaotic, but he retained a boundless enthusiasm and curiosity at odds with his hedonistic lifestyle. From nights in the Groucho with Damien Hirst, to dancing to Sister Sledge with Björk, to being bitten on the nose by the lead singer of Iron Maiden, he offers a fascinating and hilarious insight into the world of celebrity. At its heart, however, this is the picaresque tale of one man’s search to find meaning and happiness in an increasingly surreal world. Pleasingly unrepentant but nonetheless a reformed man, Alex James is the perfect chronicler of his generation—witty, frank and brimming with joie de vivre. <I>A Bit of a Blur</I> is as charming, funny, and deliciously disreputable as its author.</DIV></DIV> 1067288 28 5 2007 Bit of a Blur total:104|5:19|4:44|3:32|2:5|1:4| 104 381 155 34 1 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 05:38:58 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 06:01:14 -0700 2007
Alex tells us that he drank a lot, took drugs (although is of course too coy to mention them in any detail), and had lots of sex served up to him on a plate, with buttered soldiers. So far no surprises, and nothing particularly interesting or remarkable about this. However...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 08 09:25:25 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 02 06:31:20 -0700 2009
What I love most, besides the quality of his prose, is his inherent optimism. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 21:26:32 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 08:21:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 05:07:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 00:34:08 -0700 2009
However I thought Alex James wrote well, succinctly and insightfully. He certainly laid bare his faults, but didn't revel in them, instead a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 12:27:25 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 08:08:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 17:49:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 17:51:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 12:43:05 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 12:54:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 07:34:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 07:36:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jun 07 01:01:47 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 08:53:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 30 09:20:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 09:21:45 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:20:53 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:22:10 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 27 10:19:30 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 10:20:19 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 11 16:25:06 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 03:12:49 -0800 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 01 05:02:23 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 27 03:56:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:07:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:08:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 20:09:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 12:22:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 true false Sun Jun 22 02:15:28 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 21 04:09:02 -0700 2009
Contains such gems as,

"...the flat was behind a vegetarian wholefood paradise called Cross Currants. I'd tiptoe around there in my socks to get a pint of milk in the mornings..."

and,

"...the second time was a real disgrace. I snogged Rayc...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 26 18:38:50 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 18:44:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 27 16:24:14 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 16:24:14 -0700 2008
This is a brilliant oretrail of the crazyness of going from a squat in camberwell to world wide recognition in a few...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 14:01:43 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 19:16:35 -0800 2008 1 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1080554