Oasis was a band like bands used to be. Hard-drinking and substance
abusing. If they liked you, they loved you. If they didn't, you had to
be prepared for confrontation. They were also the most viscerally
exciting rock band to emerge from Britain for years. Iain Robertson is
used to tough jobs--after retiring from the Parachute Regiment, he took
on jobs guarding George Harrison, Gary Moore and Johnny Rotten. But
keeping Oasis on the rails after debut album Definitely Maybe ignited
their rise toward global superstardom would be the toughest gig of them
all. Iain was side-by-side with Oasis as their road manager and minder,
24 hours a day, eight days a week, as they took on the world and won. No
one was closer to the maelstrom. His story is the defining chronicle of
life on tour with Oasis.