Joey Barton’s bid to bin bad boy image
Posted Monday, May 23, 2011 by thesun.co.uk
Bad boy image ... Joey Barton
JOEY BARTON has signed IAN MONTONE - manager of VAMPIRE WEEKEND and THE WHITE STRIPES - to banish his soccer bad boy image.
The hell-raising Newcastle United star - jailed for six months in 2008 for assault - has grown close to Ian after meeting him at his Vampire Weekend gigs.
A source explained: "Joey realises his past is nothing to be proud of. And he insists he is now a changed man. By getting Ian on board he wants the world to know.
"He is really dedicated to his music. He'd much rather go to a gig in a sweaty little venue than go to the kind of cheesy over-priced clubs most of the Premier League players prefer.
"Ian became fond of Joey after seeing him repeatedly at Vampire Weekend shows.
"They became close and he's agreed to use his muscle to try to sort out his image."
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