About
Chris and George are best friends, and they want to be rockstars.
Unfortunately, a childhood spent playing in the school orchestra and listening to Jimmy Nail has left them a little fluffy round the edges, and at the age of 23 they’re still living with their parents and driving to gigs in a plum-coloured Dadwagon. More importantly, it’s becoming clear that their acoustic duo Satellite doesn’t resemble Bon Jovi nearly as much as they’d planned.
So how do two ordinary boys from the Home Counties go about taking on the cut-throat world of rock ’n’ roll…?
They’re just going to have to fake it.
“Back in the nineties, when everybody else was at illegal raves taking ecstasy, what were you boys doing?”
I look at George. He shrugs.
“Jigsaws,” I reply.
“We’ve got a LOT of work to do…”
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Mockstars is inspired by Christopher Russell’s international tour diaries for rock/pop band The Lightyears. To find out more about the band, visit www.TheLightyears.com.
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