FRANKIE SAYS was the message and people listened. Now
Brian Nash recounts a behind the scenes story that
magically recreates the meteoric rise of Frankie Goes To
Hollywood - from the struggling days of obscurity
playing local Liverpool clubs to a record-breaking run
of chart hits around the world. Nobody could have
possibly imagined the notoriety and fame that Frankie
would create. One of the biggest bands of the 1980s,
they became only the second act in the history of the UK
charts to reach number one with their first three
singles; Relax, Two Tribes and Power of Love. Nasher has
been a musician for more than 40 years and his memoirs
reveal a life in rock and roll's rollercoaster world.
It's still going up ...and down. He went to Hollywood
and came back - he remembers it all with sparkling
anecdotes, poignant and funny, but an eye and ear
witness to what really went on, because he was THERE.
Holly Johnson was the frontman, but there were other key
players in the team. Holly's had his own book out - now
it's time for the flip-side. Nasher says: ''We all saw
our own side of the story. In the band we went from
Granada TV to Saturday Night Live.''From a club in
Liverpool called The State to touring the United States.
This is a true story charting the rise and fall - and
rise again - of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Of tax havens
and tax men. From rock and roll to back on the Dole.
Contracts, lawyers and lawsuits from the men in suits.
Thirty years on ...and some of us are still trying to
get paid.'' Featuring a fantastic collection of unseen
photographs from Nasher's own archive, as well as rare
interviews and a catch up with the other band members,
this is the book that no Frankie fan should be without.
It's the memoir of a guitarist in a global band for over
30 years and the truth about the record industry, inside
and out. The story is about to unfold all over again.
This is Frankie Goes To Hollywood and beyond ... |
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