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Bit of a Blur

By: Alex James
Narrated by: Alex James
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Summary

 Success catapulted Alex James 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" life was always chaotic, but Alex James retained a boundless enthusiasm and curiosity at odds with his hedonistic lifestyle.

In Bit of a Blur he recounts his experiences living through the madness of Britpop, detailing both the pleasures and perils of fame. From nights in the Groucho with Damien Hirst, to dancing to Sister Sledge with Bjork, 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.

Alex James is the perfect chronicler of his generation: witty, observant, frank, and brimming with joie de vivre. Bit of a Blur is as charming, funny, and deliciously disreputable as its author.

©2007 Alex James; (P)2007 Hachette Audio Entertainment & Celebrities Music Celebrity Funny Witty
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I found myself listening to this within the space of 3 days ( which for me is pretty good considering i don’t usually enjoy audio books that much but thought I’d try it out) Alex James goes into detail on his life before Blur and of course after. I think this is a great book.

Great book!!

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very interesting and sometimes funny worth a listen Alex is a great story teller especially as it's his own life he's narrating

very good book

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This audiobook was Fantastic from start to finish. I would recommend it to anyone, Blur fan on not.

Amazing

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It took a little while to get used to Alex James' narration (and it sounded like it took him a while to get into reading without sounding self-conscious) but about 20 minutes in I started enjoying this very much.

While there is a smattering of cliche and purple prose there is much genuine humour (of the laugh outloud kind). It's an amazing insight into the kind of lifestyle 99.9% of us will never experience but can now enjoy by proxy.

Britpop to voxpop

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Back in the late noughties I read the book when it came out and I had such great memories of it being a fantastic tale of 90s hedonism and music, topped with some cheese. After finishing the audiobook (in a single car journey) it is very clear that Alex was either reading by numbers or just didn’t really want to be there when the recording was taking place. This version misses out huge parts of the book that are important to fans of the band and magically jumps from year to year, it actually didn’t even mention Graham being fired from the band - which one would have considered quite pivotal. The ending was abrupt and I was disappointed. Such a shame as it really is a great original book.

Abridged, rushed and not a true reflection of the book.

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