Bit of a Blur

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• The drinks are on you now, Alex

  Bit of a Blur by Alex James Little, Brown £16.99, pp288 In this tenth anniversary year of the New Labour government, the mid-1990s present themselves as a time when the champagne flute was always half-full. In Cool Britannia, London was swinging and, ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Sex and drugs and bacon rolls

  Bit of a Blur: The Autobiography by Alex James 288pp, Little, Brown, £16.99 Alex James was for many years indie music's biggest playboy. In the mid-90s, Blur, the band he had played bass for since 1989, became one of the most successful groups in the ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  Daring, decadent and deliciously unapologetic, the bassist from one of my favourite bands tells all. A quick and thoroughly enjoyable read - late 90's Britpop era England in all its cocaine fueled excess.

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  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.
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  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.
  Bit of a Blur 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, observant, frank and brimming with joie de vivre.

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• English Books
• Paperback 288 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0349119937
• ISBN-13: 9780349119939
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Pub date: Jul 03, 2008
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook

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