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Do Stand So Close

My Improbable Adventure As Sting's Guitarist

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Do Stand So Close

By: Jeffrey Lee Campbell
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A small-town musician from North Carolina tries his luck on the biggest stage of all: New York City. And he hits the jackpot. Mere months into his NYC gambit, guitarist Jeffrey Lee Campbell is catapulted from selling candy in Broadway theaters to touring the world with rock legend Sting. Go behind the scenes with the provincial, wide-eyed rookie as he fakes his way around the globe, shoulder-to-shoulder with his longtime musical hero.

Do Stand So Close is a layered, coming-of-age memoir, recounting Jeffrey Lee Campbell's glamorous (and grueling) 25 country, six-continent trial by fire on Sting's "Nothing Like The Sun" World Tour. Filled with humorous anecdotes and poignant revelations, Do Stand So Close follows Jeffrey's amazing odyssey - from relocating to NYC and miraculously landing the high-profile gig, to life on the road with one of the planet's biggest rock stars, to his humbling crash-and-burn after the tour. Buckle up!

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Really honest and well written. Most biographies by musicians are just a collection of “I’m so awesome” stories pasted together to try and make you admire them even more.
This however, is raw, brutally honest, and a great read. It’s the story of a man growing up. Could hardly put it down.

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An honest and frank telling of being a musical, working journeyman. Great insight into the music industry and a life (so far) of a man’s travels.
So good. So real. Pretty special story.

Honest and to the point. Great!

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