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That Close Suggs

That Close By Suggs

That Close by Suggs


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Summary

The amazing life of Madness frontman and national treasure, Suggs

That Close Summary

That Close by Suggs

The amazing life of Madness frontman and national treasure, Suggs

Suggs is one of pop music's most enduring and likeable figures. Written with the assured style and wit of a natural raconteur, this hugely entertaining and insightful autobiography takes you from his colourful early life on a North London council estate, through the heady early days of Punk and 2-Tone, to the eighties, where Madness became the biggest selling singles band of the decade. Along the way he tells you what it's like to grow up in sixties Soho, go globetrotting with your best mates, to make a dead pigeon fly and cause an earthquake in Finsbury Park.

That Close Reviews

'Beautifully recreates the memories of his early years' Daily Express. * Daily Express *
'Brilliantly nutty ... gloriously irreverent' Mail on Sunday. * Mail on Sunday *
'His early life would make a novel in itself' Ian Rankin. * Ian Rankin *
'Really well written. Gripping' James Brown. * James Brown *
'Wonderfully evocative' Scotsman. * Scotsman *

About Suggs

Suggs is a singer, songwriter, DJ, actor and TV presenter. He is perhaps best known as lead singer with Madness, who have had 24 top-twenty hits and continue to tour. Suggs lives in Camden, London.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Cavendish Mansions. Soho. The Wales. The Who, Camden, Clothes and Punk. Naughty Boys. Butcher Boy. Charlton Away. Parmesan Wheels. Sultan, the Flying Dead Pigeon. In Camden Town. New Year's Eve. The Glamour Boys. Hope and Anchor. Swanky Days! Four Wheels. Let's Go! More Crap Jobs. Making Music. Arlington House - One Better Day. This are Top of the Pops! Stop Messing About. Turning Japanese. Liquidator Studios. Hollywood. Rediffusion. Things that Go Bang in the Night. Celery. Ska. Radio-Rental. Liverpool Away. Madstock. Athens. Basso Salento. The Barbie Bike. The Back of Clive's Head. Me and My Girls. The Liberty of Norton Folgate. Up on the Roof. Closing Ceremony. Television Centre. Index. Acknowledgements.

Additional information

GOR005550017
9780857389558
0857389556
That Close by Suggs
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quercus Publishing
2014-06-05
352
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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