When we first started out with this website, one of the things we wanted most was to have James Frey talking about his new book; what it was like to write ‘A Million Little Pieces’ and, unashamedly, his run-in with Oprah. Similarly, when I attended a readers’ discussion group about James Frey (more on this in a future blog), everyone kept circling around the idea that what they really wanted was a film of James Frey talking about his experience and giving his side of the story. It became the holy grail.

So, one fairly blustery day in March, we did just that. James Frey was over for his first publicity trip and so while he was still recovering from jetlag, we scouted our building for any non-corporate location for filming in our office at 338 Euston Rd - a feat to say the least! But, one of the blessings of working in a tower block is the view and so in the end we settled on the balcony on the 16th floor of our building where you can see right across London - the London Eye, Battersea Power Station et al.

As Bright Shiny Morning revolves so tightly around the city life of Los Angeles, we wanted to incorporate the theme of ‘the city’ into our film. To further this, we also planned to head into Soho after filming the interview to get the requisite ‘in the back of black taxi cab’ shot and some more footage of James walking the streets. (Unfortunately me and my boss did not walk far enough behind him and so embarrassingly you can see us stalking behind James but I think it’s one of those things that only we notice.)

Leaning against the barrier of the balcony, battling against the wind, James Frey spoke out. As a Frey fan myself, what he said was everything I wanted to hear - he was the ‘hero’ I’d imagined, I was not disappointed. Im sure you won’t be either.

Polly Ho Yen, Publicity, Sales & Marketing Assistant