Like most self-respecting music fans, I have a real bee in my bonnet about so-called "celebrities" attempting to jump on the rawk 'n' roll bandwagon and establish their street creds by recording an album and playing a few gigs before returning to their various degrees of infamy and disappearing back up their own backsides... OverLike most self-respecting music fans, I have a real bee in my bonnet about so-called "celebrities" attempting to jump on the rawk 'n' roll bandwagon and establish their street creds by recording an album and playing a few gigs before returning to their various degrees of infamy and disappearing back up their own backsides… Over the years, they've all been at it – from Z-list wannabe has-been soap opera characters to professional sports stars: and, OK, it must be admitted that some of them have done it reasonably successfully – former WWE stars Amy 'Lita' Dumas and (especially) Chris Jericho undoubtedly have proven their credentials as serious contenders in the equally competitive world of rawk 'n'f'n' roll… Former World Superbikes champion James Toseland, however, is a completely different proposition, as the Doncaster-born motorcyclist is also a fully qualified concert pianist: in fact, it was rumoured that his hands were insured for £! million each, should injury ever prevent him from playing again! Having retired from the sport in 2011 – ironically, because of a wrist injury – he has now returned full-time to his first love… What also has to be admired about Toseland is, just like he clawed and [...]
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