Peter Hardy interviews James Blunt keyboard player Paul 'Beardy' Beard.
PH: Do you remember the band's initial reaction when they heard that Peter Hardy - a bloke almost twice their age - was going to tour with James Blunt and write a book about him and the band?
PB: Well I think firstly everybody panicked, but having read the book I was thrilled that there is a document of the adventure that we had.
It's a sweet and genuine account of what life on the road with James can really be like. And also I've really enjoyed hearing how you related to it, having had similar adventures to it in the past with Janis Joplin and in your life as a journalist as well.
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