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I Don't Take Requests: WINNER OF THE ATTITUDE AWARD 'If you want to change your life...read this book.' TRACEY EMIN

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This is a story of loss and redemption and living to tell all the tales in glorious, funny and often heart-breaking detail, from one of social media's best-loved meme-thieves and the world-renowned DJ.

As such, when Tony talks openly and frankly about abuse (in multiple senses), rehab, mental health, dealing with homophobia, HIV/AIDS, prison, and what a life in recovery has been like for him, one is able to relate to them that much more. I'm glad he took such time to elaborate on those years of debauchery, to highlight just how far he had sunk. Fat Paul was always considered a bit of a plonker on that scene and it's reassuring to read that that's still the case. I was really interested in reading this book as dance culture was a big part of my life when younger.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Unfortunately his ego and staggering grandiosity get in the way of what could have been a really interesting and inspiring book. I knew a few people like Fat Paul and they are dead so the story of hitting rock bottom and overcoming addiction was interesting.

MARC JACOBS The outrageously candid memoir from club culture's most beloved - and notorious - DJ, Fat Tony. I wanted to read Tony’s book as I was around on the London club scene at the same time that some of the contents of this book took place, and knew Tony through friends of friends from Trade, DTPM, Cafe de Paris etc. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. From Freddie Mercury giving him his first line of cocaine in Heaven nightclub to starting a DJ duo ‘Fat Moss’ with Kate Moss, his stories are so captivating.

A messy drug affair led to a spell in rehab, and he has since enjoyed a renaissance in life, becoming one of fashion's favourite acts as Vogue's resident DJ, and Donatella Versace and Victoria Beckham's go-to party guy.

Completely recommend, although it deals with some very dark subject matter and is incredibly sad in parts it is also hilariously funny and uplifting.

I mainly enjoyed the backdrop of an 80s and 90s central London music scene, from the New Romantics to early house to hard house and the evolution of the superclub and superstar DJ. I Don’t Take Requests is Fat Tony’s breathtakingly candid and outrageous memoir of a life of extremes.

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