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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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Very good read, an honest account of a sudden rise to the big world of music by a person who always keeps a cool head and looks at life's events with equanimity. Anecdotes abound and Sting comes out as the genius he actually is. well done Jeff.

A pleasant surprise

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Jeffery did a great job honestly telling his life lessons on the road story from the biggest arenas in the world. He was very humble in his stories and revealed his insecurities and issues with alcohol candidly. I briefly knew him in NYC as one of the bands that hired him for a side gig. Hearing the first hand account of performing with Branford Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland offered a rare look into playing at that level. Recommended reading for anybody who has done touring on a small level to see what traveling the world with a large scale 40 person entourage would be like.

A true life lessons on the road story

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What an awesome book this was. Read by the author, with an array of great sound effects, I was transfixed and mesmerized by all the stories. I’ve read many music bios But this is my favorite one because of all the great anecdotes and gratitude that Jeff had for his gig. Highly, highly recommended.

Phenomenal real life ups and downs of the touring musician

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