A former councillor - and drummer with a chart-topping Britpop band - is releasing a book giving fans a behind the scenes look during the group's early years.
Dave Rowntree, drummer for popular 90s band Blur, is releasing his 250-page photobook 'No One You Know' in September.
Dave, who also represented Norwich's University ward at County Hall from 2017 until 2021, says the book will show fans what everyday life was like for the group.
The 61-year-old said: "I took hundreds of pictures throughout the first few years in the band, but lost them.
"I managed to find them in a box, in the loft, a few years ago and started going through them.
"After posting a few up I got a really good reaction and fans suggested I make a book - so here we are.
"The photos were taken about 35 years ago and it's amazing just how much I don't remember about it - but it's been a really nice experience looking back at them.
"It's even prompted me to get in touch with some people in the photos and rekindled some friendships.
"There are a couple of standouts in the collection for me, such as one of Graham and Damon on the tube, during the very early days of the band - looking like pop stars in the making.
"It's a lot of memories and an attempt to show what life was like.
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"There are plenty of pictures showing us gigging or in a studio, but very few of us in our day-to-day lives."
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Blur formed in 1988 with singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and Dave Rowntree on the drums.
The band helped to popularise the Britpop genre with songs like 'Park Life' and 'Song 2' and achieved mass popularity in the UK.
There was also a widely publicised chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed 'the Battle of Britpop'.
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