Jenjie Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Freewheelin' Bands On the Road, a collection of drawings by some well-known bandfolk such as Pele Almqvist of the Hives and Guy Berryman of Coldplay, comes out this Friday the 24th. Other featured bands include Aqualung, Babyshambles and the Libertines, Belle and Sebastian, Coldplay, The Dandy Warhols, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, The Hives, Hoobastank, Howie Day, Interpol, Keane, The Killers, Maroon 5, Nada Surf, Oasis, The Raconteurs, The Shins, Snow Patrol, Travis, and more...capturing their experiences on the road through their sketches. Another contributor, Pete Doherty (whose handwriting is much neater than expected), offers a glimpse into his mental workings and the thoughts behind his drawing, above (click on pic). It is one wild toad ride: ''All kinds of weird things were going on there... strange little kids with big heads would kill animals and butchers chased them. And we made a little film, it was a bit dark actually, and in the film I had to pretend that I raped a girl, who as an actress. Yeah, it was strange, but I fell in love with her anyway.... There were no boundaries, anything was possible and could have happened and did happen. Yeah, it’s just a very romantic time in my head, but dangerous too — just cool!'' Pete Doherty: There She Goes (A_Little_Heartache).mp3 http://stopokaygo.typepad.com/web/2008/10/my-entry-4.html ----------------------------------------- [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bands-Road-Sketchbook-Silke-Leicher/dp/0500287732/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224785067&sr=1-1]Amazon.co.uk: Bands on the Road: The Tour Sketchbook: Silke Leicher, Manuel Schreiner: Books[/ame] Bands on the Road: The Tour Sketchbook (Hardcover) by Silke Leicher (Author), Manuel Schreiner (Author) RRP: £12.95 Price: £8.41 Hardcover: 360 pages Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd (13 Oct 2008) Language English ISBN-10: 0500287732 ISBN-13: 978-0500287736 Published in the US on 15th November 2008 [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Bands-Road-Sketchbook-Silke-Leicher/dp/0500287732/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224785209&sr=1-1]Amazon.com: Bands on the Road: The Tour Sketchbook: Silke Leicher, Manuel Schreiner: Books[/ame] List Price: $24.95 Price: $18.21 Hardcover: 360 pages Publisher: Thames & Hudson (November 15, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0500287732 ISBN-13: 978-0500287736 Editorial Reviews Product Description The coolest bands in American, British, and German independent music share visual histories of important times in their lives. Guy Berryman gets lost in the Pompidou Center, James Valentine draws an LA "Everyman" (and worries about possibly becoming one in future), Pete Doherty leads a tour through a Moscow that very few of us will ever visit....From the original London Bridge in the middle of Arizona to the Pixies' backstage ban on beer, life on tour always offers surprises. Indie music lives, and exactly how it lives is engagingly shown in this collection of drawings by members of the most successful bands in America, Britain, and Germany. Places they've been, private moments, concerts and tours, hopes and dreams: the book brings together the intimate thoughts and experiences of a wide range of musicians and presents a kaleidoscope of the lively independent music scene. The contributing musicians were asked to think about something in the past that had an important impact on them, a person or event that still resonates, and to draw it. The resulting sketches and their connected stories reveal a personal dimension to their lives that no interview ever could. Featured bands include Aqualung, Babyshambles & the Libertines, Belle and Sebastian, Coldplay, The Dandy Warhols, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, The Hives, Hoobastank, Howie Day, Interpol, Keane, The Killers, Maroon 5, Nada Surf, Oasis, The Raconteurs, The Shins, Snow Patrol, Travis, and more. 106 color illustrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Guy Berryman of Coldplay ''The Pompidou Centre, Paris'' Berryman's sketch is inspired by the time he got locked up on the roof of Paris’ Pompidou Centre as an eight-year-old boy. ''I can just remember the door closing and me being stuck out there. I think somebody had followed me, came up to the roof and brought me down. I can’t remember that much about it or what my mother said. I just remember being terrified and feeling very alone, thinking I was going to die up there on the roof.'' http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20057685_20057686_20226799_1,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pris Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 ^^^awwww....... poor little Guy :nice: ***though i expected something a little better from his sketch :P i'm dying to get my hands on that book!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 awww, that's so scary! but yeah, i was expecting something...artistically...better :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 :lol: Chelsea But I agree :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pris Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Berryman's sketch is inspired by the time he got locked up on the roof of Paris’ Pompidou Centre as an eight-year-old boy. his sketch looks like it was drawn when he was an 8 year old boy....... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 :lol: Chelsea But I agree :uhoh: haha, well i do have to say that i was expecting like real "art," whatever that means these days. basically something more than a doodle. not that i mind, of course :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marie/pims Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 aaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwww Guy. HUG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellynelly Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 art is rubbish these days, sorry guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ab Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 his sketch looks like it was drawn when he was an 8 year old boy....... :P Exactly what I thought :dozey:....it's boring! What I'm really waiting for are the pics that Guy took through out the whole tour cuz he said when he comes back he'll drop them in a lab & put them on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hera_g89 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 hahaha! What a lovely drawing, Guy! ;) Awww I love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clocks In My Place Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Aww, poor little 8 year old Guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold_love23 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 that story is so cute/sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitta Rensolo Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I find this sketch kinda cute....because I can't draw better...:blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_girl Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Poor Guy lol i cant imagine myself in his situation!! Thanks God he´s still alive :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowtalk Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well at least he got back down, i'd hate to see Coldplay without a bassist like Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Poor Guy lol i cant imagine myself in his situation!! Thanks God he´s still alive :D It must have been very scary! I know how Guy must have felt as I had a couple of similar experiences when I was a child! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echolot Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 i always lost my mum in the supermarket when i was young. :( poor 8 year old guy! and your right, blue_girl, thank god he's still alive :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooTelevision Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 art is rubbish these days, sorry guy! Sometimes the simplest art is the most powerful, this is a very cute little pic...reminds me of Roald Dahl sketches :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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