Jamie Scallion

Jamie Scallion is a British songwriter and author of The Rock 'n' Roll Diaries.^[1]

Jamie Scallion grew up in South East London. As the lead singer of the cult London rock band Officer Kicks^[2] he played and recorded for over ten years, playing with some of the biggest names in the music industry.

He wrote the first installment of The Rock 'n' Roll Diaries whilst on tour. The book has received over one hundred five star reviews on Amazon^[3] since its release in November 2013. Scallion co-wrote the soundtrack to the book with the Irish band The Script and Jimbo Barry.^[4][5][6] The first three songs were released exclusively on Spotify and have gained over one hundred thousand plays since being released.

Scallion used various unusual ways to promote the book. Stunt’s included standing frozen on stage at the 02 Arena for two hours whilst the audience came in. It was all caught on a time lapse camera. ^[7] He also attempted to run through a wall. ^[8]

Scallion is an ambassador for National Literacy Trust and passionate about reading for pleasure, he was asked to write an article about the subject by The Sun (United Kingdom). ^[9]

Jamie Scallion's Great Grandfather is the author James Louis Garvin. His step grandfather is the French politician Count François de Menthon

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