Rock god by night, shelf stacker by day

The applause is deafening as you throw down your guitar and walk off stage. High on adrenaline, you head to the dressing room and think: "This is it, I've made it, I'm a rock star!" Until 6am, that is, when your alarm goes off and you have to head off for a 10 hour shift packing frozen peas in Nuneaton. The news that musician Nick Hemming has been nominated for an Ivor Novello songwriting award, despite the fact he still works in a warehouse, is heartwarming. But it's not all that unusual. Plent...

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