{"id":34091,"date":"2022-04-07T15:20:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/?p=34091"},"modified":"2022-04-08T15:07:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:07:21","slug":"acc-art-books-announces-a-new-memoir-by-david-bowies-close-friend-geoff-maccormack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/blog\/company-news\/acc-art-books-announces-a-new-memoir-by-david-bowies-close-friend-geoff-maccormack\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Art Books announces a new memoir by David Bowie&#8217;s close friend, Geoff MacCormack"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34092\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Bowie-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Bowie-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Bowie-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Bowie-500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Bowie-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Bowie-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Bowie.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit \u00a9 Geoff MacCormack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ACC Art Books to publish a memoir from Geoff MacCormack, one of David Bowie\u2019s closest friends of sixty years.<\/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 chronicles the authors childhood in Bromley, meeting David at aged 8, and forming a bond over their mutual love of music \u2013 especially the brand new sounds coming from America in the 1950s. \u00a0Years later, MacCormack writes, his old school pal \u201cphoned him and urged him to work with him\u201d.\u00a0 Within weeks, MacCormack was sailing to New York with David Bowie.<\/p>\n<p>James Smith, Publisher of ACC Art Books, noted \u201cthis unique story, told with humour and incredible insight, details the authors adventures on-and-off the road with David Bowie \u2013 his childhood friend. \u00a0We\u2019re incredibly proud to be publishing Geoff\u2019s book and know fans, old and new, will be as enthralled with his book as we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his memories, MacCormack will also open his archive of photography from his travels, and feature images of David Bowie throughout.\u00a0 His recent exhibition of his work at the Brighton Museum &amp; Art Gallery, \u201cRock \u2018n\u2019 Roll with Me; 73-76\u201d was both a critical and commercial success with plans to travel the exhibition in the works.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust suppose your Brilliant Pal said \u2018will you join my band (The Spiders from Mars) and come on tour?\u00a0 And then, just suppose, your Brilliant Pal said, \u2018would you mind being a dog (Diamond)\u2019.\u00a0 That\u2019s what happened to me. I am very happy to be working with the team at ACC, who will not only publish my words but also my photos with great care. I\u2019m excited to share my memories with the millions of people who loved my Brilliant Pal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACC Art Books to publish a memoir from Geoff MacCormack, one of David Bowie\u2019s closest friends of sixty years. 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