He quickly dismisses official business to take us on a personalised metal tour, which includes his sedan dashboard thickly scrawled with the autographs of visiting metal bands, the site of a planned Alley of Rock statue park, and a grain elevator refashioned as a medieval castle ('My idea, ' he cheerfully claims).

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Chart-topping singer Britney Spears is to take a break from the music business, following her recent world tour.

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Take Jordan Jones and Daniel Andrew, who graduated from Harvard last year after setting up a successful student tour business that began as an unofficial walking tour around Harvard Square.

FORBES: No Pamphlets Required

Take Jordan Jones and Daniel Andrew, who graduated from Harvard in 2007 after setting up a successful student tour business that began as an unofficial walking tour around Harvard Square.

FORBES: No Pamphlets Required