Blur drummer Dave Rowntree reveals why he became a Labour candidate

'Mid-life crisis' musician admits to alcohol and drug abuse in campaign leaflet for Cities of London and Westminster seatUsually, you'll find him hidden behind half a dozen drums. Today Blur drummer Dave Rowntree is surrounded by seven or eight Labour campaigners, a few thousand political pamphlets, and several stacks of envelopes. There are career swerves, and there are career U-turns, but Rowntree's decision to put his music on the backburner and run for parliament constituted – by his ...

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