Book description
213 performances, 58 countries, 15 months. James Blunt's 'All the Lost
Souls' international tour was one of the greatest pop marathons of all
time. Journalist and family friend Peter Hardy joined James and his band
on their exhilarating and exhausting journey around the world, hoping to
discover the man behind the music. From the tour bus to the dressing
rooms, from the stage to the after-show parties, travelling with James
gave 'Weird Uncle Peter' an access-all-areas pass to his life on tour. A
warts-and-all account of lost guitars, adoring fans, ludicrous bar bills
and very, very late nights, this is an honest, amusing and insightful
look at the mad world of celebrity and the inside story of James
himself, both in front of the crowds and behind closed doors. DIFFERENT
COUNTRY, SAME STATE is a frank exploration of one man's journey, his
passion for music and his passion for life. Peter Hardy has spent much
of his long career as a foreign correspondent and travel writer
reporting from distant corners of the world for The Daily Telegraph,
Daily Mail, Daily Express, and London Evening Standard. In the 1960s he
lived briefly as a hippy in San Francisco, becoming the friend and lover
of Janis Joplin. His colourful life has not been without some landmark
mishaps - as a small child he lost an eye to a bow-and-arrow, and while
reporting in Idi Amin's Uganda he narrowly escaped execution after
receiving a death sentence for espionage. More recently, he was
seriously injured in a tragic, fatal accident while ski mountaineering
in the French Alps. But despite it all, he claims that travelling with
James Blunt has undoubtedly been his most dangerous assignment to date.
Peter is the editor of the website welove2ski. com and its sandy sister
welovethebeach. com. When not travelling to concerts, mountains or
beaches he lives in Hampshire with his wife and children.
