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King Of Clubs
Peter Stringfellow · 1997 · 256 pages
Peter Stringfellow is the most famous nightclub owner in the world, proprietor of Stringfellow's in London's West End and many more. His life story is not only a classic rags-to-riches tale but one which documents the rise and fall of every musical trend since popular music began. He was born to the sound of falling German bombs in 1940 and built his dreams out of the rubble of the Sheffield blitz. He has survived two divorces, the New York mafia and bankruptcy, and this biography is peppered with anecdotes about the rich and famous. Forthright and humorous, it recounts how a steelworker's son ended up with his name in lights on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Peter Hook
“King Of Clubs was given to me by Rob Gretton, New Order’s manager, to show me that we weren’t the only ones who had made monumental errors in the club world. Peter Stringfellow pretty much emulated what we had done. Hopeless naivety, trusting people you shouldn’t, being taken advantage of, having a good time doing it and nothing stopping you doing it. It is a great book. Very few books have been written about clubs and I’m proud that I stand there with Peter Stringfellow with The Hacienda book, two monumental failures that both worked out well for different reasons.”↗