MIRACULOUS MEETING –
Oct. 7, 2025 – A recovering alcoholic marked two years sober by cycling up an Italian volcano and was overjoyed to meet his music hero in the process.
Stoke-on-Trent cyclist Phil James bumped into The Jam’s Paul Weller on the streets of Sorrento and they shared their sober journeys, with Weller’s spanning two decades.
The father-of-two described the Modfather as “massively supportive” when he explained he was in the country to pedal up Mount Vesuvius as part of his recovery.
“It blew my mind, if I’m honest with you,” reflected Mr James. “We were just talking together about how good it is to have sobriety. “It’s strange to bump into one of your idols and have that kind of normal conversation about something you’ve got in common.”
