Mike Skinner of The Streets has failed in his attempt to walk non-stop from the UK to the south of France for the video for his new single, 'The Escapist'. Although the original plan had been to make the trip with "only the shirt on my back and the money in my pocket", Skinner revealed earlier this week that things had not gone to plan. Although, I would say that his excuses are pretty poor.
Writing on his MySpace blog, Skinner said: "The rules of my walking adventure through France have been bent slightly. ['Beat Stevie' TV show co-presenter] Ted Mayhem offered me his clothes and a meal in a lovely restaurant. I couldn't refuse. The descriptions on the menu were so funny and as Ted read them to me out the car window I salivated profusely. I also hadn't realized that I had a gig to do in Austria tomorrow. I made the flight to Vienna and I have to make the decision whether to go back for more walking or home to my bed and back to Stevie's house to edit the video".