Over the Rainbow - Tales from an Unexpected Year

One winter''s night, Alex James received an unexpected call. Blur had been invited to play their biggest gig ever: Wembley Stadium. The only trouble was, he and his bandmates hadn''t spoken to - or even shouted at - each other for years. And he now had five children, an out-of-control menagerie of cats, and a sprawling farm to run.

This is the story of what happened next. Taking us behind the scenes of a raucous, rollercoaster year, Alex describes how the band made a surprise - and emotional - return, recording an acclaimed album and playing sold-out shows around the world, from Colchester to Colombia and beyond. Plus: how he went on a crash diet to fit back into his ''Britpop Trousers,'' somehow organised an entire festival of his own, and tried to perfect the recipe for a giant Frazzle.

Over the Rainbow is a heartfelt and hilarious account of what it feels like to be catapulted back into the limelight with one of the world''s biggest bands. It is a love letter to Blur, to friendship and to music. And it shows us all that, however old - or hungover - we might feel, nothing''s ever truly over: it''s always just the start of the next thing.<>

Product details

• Authors: Alex James
• Publisher: Particular Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2024
• EAN: 9780241715550
• ISBN: 978-0-241-71555-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 206 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Pop Music, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Agriculture and farming, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, c 2020 to c 2029