The Road Beneath My Feet

The British folk/punk singer-songwriter shares an intimate rags-to-riches memoir of constant touring, artistic expression, and self-reinvention.

In the fall of 2005, Frank Turner was virtually unheard of. His rock band, Millions Dead, was finishing up a grueling tour and had agreed that their show on September 23rd would be their last. The entry on the band's schedule for September 24th read simply: "Get a job."

Cut to July 2012—the London Olympics, where Turner and his backing band, The S...