THE pop world is not always known for its honesty. But here Alex James does at least give an insight in the life of being a member of one of the leading bands of its time. James, of course, was the bass player for Blur. He does not disguise or make excuse

THE pop world is not always known for its honesty.

But here Alex James does at least give an insight in the life of being a member of one of the leading bands of its time.

James, of course, was the bass player for Blur.

He does not disguise or make excuses about those hard-drinking days: the days that saw him progress from a down-and-out in a south London squat to become a member of a group that for a time dominated the charts.

There is, however, another side to James: the life he now lives as a teetotal sheep farmer in the Cotswolds.

It's an interesting insight into the pop business - and life after rock.