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Growing Out of It
- Machinations Before Madness
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Whether flying across a screen or lighting up the stage, Madness's wild, energetic sax player has always been hard to miss.
For Lee "Kix" Thompson, life is about having fun - even when times are tough. Growing Out of It is the tale of one "nutty boy" not really growing out of it at all. From getting up to no good as a teenager to his many musical (mis)adventures in the 1970s, Lee's memoir of his formative years captures his enduring love for his north London stomping ground, where he first met the other members of Madness.
This is a story of growing up in a certain time and place when anything felt possible, even a bunch of north London lads forming a ska revival band - and becoming one of Britain's best-loved groups.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Neil
- 26-07-23
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it's hard to pick your favourite member of Madness but one saxophone playing short arse embodies the name of the band more than the other.
You can't help liking the fella, he's great on stage and a brilliant song writer.
I really like the way this book was put together, instead of telling you what other people said about him, those people actually contribute their own thoughts throughout the book.
I prefer audio books to be read by the author, this one isn't, hence the dropped point for performance. It was well read though & this rating isn't suggesting the audio performance was bad.
I loved the book, I wish I could read it for the first time again, then again, I'm starting to forget stuff in my old age anyway, so I can probably read it again next year.
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