This book is billed as one man's method of quitting hillbilly heroin (by going on the road with rock n roll bands, naturally). Forbes is a bass player, and his book contains some gloriously-written tales of excess, sadness and glory (think Bill Bryson or Nick Hornby, but without the smug cleverness) that takes the man from Tampa to St Petersburg via Brussels and, naturally, Wrexham. Each chapter is not only ascribed to a town, but also to a particular band/artist (a catholic bunch that includes Anthrax, Franz Ferdinand and BB King) and it is the kind of book you will read aloud to people so they can get the full effect of the text. Required holiday reading. --Guitar & Bass Magazine. AUTHOR: Graham Forbes is an author and musician playing with anyone who calls, from the Incredible String Band to X Factor winner Michelle McManus. A consummate entertainer, 'Rock and Roll Tourist' is the second book in his hilarious Rock and Roll Trilogy and is for all those working 'musos' who, like himself, never quite made it to the big arenas, but love the life so much they are still gigging in bars and clubs all over the world. He lives half the year in Glasgow, where everyone plays louder than him, and half the year in Florida, where everyone plays quieter.
