{"id":35341,"date":"2022-04-07T10:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T10:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/?p=35341"},"modified":"2022-04-07T10:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T10:33:06","slug":"new-david-bowie-memoir-by-geoff-maccormack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/blog\/company-news\/new-david-bowie-memoir-by-geoff-maccormack\/","title":{"rendered":"New memoir by David Bowie&#8217;s friend Geoff MacCormack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ACC Art Books has announced a new memoir by one of David Bowie&#8217;s closest friend of over 60 years, Geoff MacCormack.<\/p>\n<p>Geoff MacCormack, singer, songwriter and producer, has signed with ACC Art Books to publish his memoir, due for publication in Spring 2023. \u00a0His engaging story will chronicle the author&#8217;s childhood in Bromley where he met David at the age of eight, quickly forming a bond over their mutual love of music \u2013 especially the brand new sounds coming from America in the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_image003.jpg\" alt=\"David Bowie by Geoff MacCormack\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_image003.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_image003-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_image003-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_image003-500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_image003-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_image003-600x397.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Years later, MacCormack writes, his old school pal &#8216;<em>phoned him and urged him to work with him<\/em>&#8216;.\u00a0 Within weeks, MacCormack was sailing to New York with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/books\/?s=David+Bowie\">David Bowie<\/a>. &#8220;Just suppose your Brilliant Pal said: &#8216;Will you join my band (The Spiders from Mars) and come on tour? And then, just suppose, your Brilliant Pal said: &#8216;Would you mind being a (Diamond) dog?\u2019 That\u2019s what happened to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James Smith, Publisher of ACC Art Books, said: &#8220;This unique story, told with humour and incredible insight, details the author&#8217;s adventures on-and-off the road with David Bowie \u2013 his childhood friend. We\u2019re incredibly proud to be publishing Geoff\u2019s book and know fans, old and new, will be as enthralled with his book as we all are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his memories, MacCormack will also open his archive of photography from his travels, which feature images of David Bowie throughout. 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