From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots

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How Music, Clothes and Going Out Shaped My Life and Upset My Mother

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From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots by Geoff Deane chronicles the remarkable journey of the author from his early days in the music industry as the frontman of a band to becoming an acclaimed screenwriter and creator of a hit musical. It's a fascinating memoir filled with anecdotes and insights into show business and the cultural shifts that shaped his career.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by colourful personal journeys through the music and entertainment industry. Geoff Deane's vivid storytelling offers an insider's glimpse into the cultural shifts of the era, making it a captivating read for fans of autobiographies filled with wit and anecdotes.

From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots

As the lead singer of Modern Romance he toured the world, as the screenwriter of Kinky Boots he conquered Hollywood, now comes Geoff Deane's latest act as a quite brilliant and witty ranconteur in his memoir From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots.

As the lead singer of Modern Romance he toured the world, as the screenwriter of Kinky Boots he conquered Hollywood, now comes Geoff Deane’s latest act as a brilliant and witty ranconteur in this hilarious memoir.

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Geoff Deane has worked as a fly-pitcher selling out of a suitcase, and flogged suits on Brick Lane market in London’s East End. He was the singer in a much-loved culty punk band, the Leyton Buzzards, and a floppy-haired pop star in Modern Romance. Additionally, he has been a songwriter and record producer.

Deane wrote a gay anthem for John Waters’ drag queen muse, Divine, and worked as a journalist and restaurant critic for style magazines, The Face and Arena, before becoming a successful writer and producer of TV comedy. He then wrote a couple of films, one of which, Kinky Boots, became a Tony Award-winning Broadway stage show.

With a cast ranging from local oddballs to international celebrities, Geoff Deane’s unique take on the world is only matched by his extraordinarily rich use of language, with a smattering of Cockney rhyming slang, Yiddish, and Polari. A glossary is provided.

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From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots by Geoff Deane is described as a vivid narrative with comparisons to engaging storytellers like Damon Runyan and humorous chroniclers like Micky Flanagan and David Sedaris. The memoir offers a lively portrayal akin to the diary of Samuel Pepys, set against the backdrop of East London, though Morrissey hints at a playful critique of Deane's band, Modern Romance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781739123895

Publisher: Muswell Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Muswell Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 224

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Biography & Memoir Humour Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction

About the Author

Geoff Deane grew up in London’s East End. He was a singer in the punk bank the Leyton Buzzards before going on become lead singer in Modern Romance. He worked as a journalist on The Face and Arena and subsequently became a tv and film scriptwriter with credits including Kinky Boots and It’s a Boy Girl Thing.