Three And A Half Minutes of Fame Book (by Alex Boucher)

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Signing a record deal at 17 wasn’t in Alex’s plan. But it sets him on a path that brings him tantalisingly close to fame – not just once, but three and a half times in the next seven years.

Things don’t always go to plan: he skips school and trades US record deals for UK TV appearances. He even joins a boyband in his epic quest for fame.

Alex encounters neo-Nazis and gangsta rappers up close and experiences tragedy, mental health issues and sexual abuse – all during the cultural upheaval of the 90s, where he crosses paths with artists such as The Fall, Suede, Blur, Patti Boyd, Mansun and PJ & Duncan.

“Three And A Half Minutes of Fame” is an authentic look back at the 90s, the last decade before social media, seen through the eyes of an Essex boy with a dream.