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That Close
- Narrated by: Suggs
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Suggs is one of pop music's most enduring and likeable figures. Read by the author himself 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.
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- Susan Head
- 06-05-19
MADNESS
loved the book, even though Suggs spoke very fast reading I would totally recommend it
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- #Maninavan
- 28-08-21
Next
Seemed short, but stuggs does read/talk really fast. looking for the next book. I am sure also be a great read.... 👍
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- Christopher green
- 24-02-16
Brilliant book
I was never a massive madness fan but did enjoy there music back in the day. I'm so glad I got this book, Suggs's story telling is infectious and once started it was hard to stop,I was finished in days. Suggs is so funny and the construction of the book is fantastic. A brilliant listen brilliantly read by the man himself. I highly recommend this book which will defiantly take you on a nostalgic trip and at times have you laughing out loud.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-21
best listen yet, by far!
what an entertaining listen. Best audiobook I've listen too
great to hear all the funny stories delivered in a humorous and Frank style. well done Suggs
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- Anonymous User
- 16-05-19
Wonderful
A wonderful trip through the life of the nutty boys. Not the best speaker but I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
Thanks for the memories.
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- john mcneill
- 03-08-18
huge suggs fan of nearly 40 years
as a huge suggs fan ive been to many madness concerts and one man show. great insight into a great guy
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- Mr. R. Prendergast
- 12-06-22
He came to my school 🏫 wonderful chap
Recommend this audiobook to anybody who knows the music industry well .
At the same time he delivers it well enough to keep you interested. Worth a listen if your madness fan !
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- tommy_c
- 07-11-23
I just wish it was longer
I could listen to Suggs’ storytelling all day. It’s perfect. If there’s a sequel, I’m in!
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- 05-07-21
Top autobio by Suggsy
Great. Nicely written, interesting, fun an well read by Suggs. I like the way he structured it around interesting bits of his life, so each chapter is like a little portrait. It’s not completely chronological and doesn’t cover that much of the band’s gigs and so on, but that works alright for me. I guess that stuff is already covered in the book about Madness, where the other band members can have their say too.
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- ANDREW
- 13-01-18
Brilliant book for madness fans
Loved this book from start to finish, brought bad so many memories of listening to madness as a kid and made me laugh with some his stories. Saw his one man show a few years ago and bits of that was also in this so it was even better. This is one I would definitely listen to again and recommend it to everyone who likes madness 😀👍🏻❤️
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