Chris Stewart (author)
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Chris Stewart was the original drummer with Genesis, and is now a farmer and an author.
A classmate of Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel, Steward joined them in a school band called The Garden Wall, and they later formed another band with schoolmates Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips, called The New Anon. Chris was not really serious about becoming a musician, and left the band after recording a couple of tracks. After travelling and working throughout Europe, he settled in Spain.
He is now better known for his autobiographical books, Driving Over Lemons (1999, ISBN 0953522709) and the sequel A Parrot In The Pepper Tree (ISBN 095352275X), about his work farming in Spain. Both are also available as audio books (Lemons ISBN 0141801433; Parrot ISBN 0141804025), narrated by Stewart.
"An idyllic life in a remote, sunny part of Europe is a fantasy normally punctured by harsh realities, and abandoned. Chris is made of sterner stuff. Driving Over Lemons is a wonderful account of his Andalucian adventure"
- - back-cover text for Driving Over Lemons, written by Peter Gabriel.
He has also contributed to two books in the Rough Guides series ? the Rough Guide to Andalucia and the Rough Guide to China.
External link
- Biography and news (http://www.anthonyphillips.co.uk/associates/chris.htm)