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I Don't Take Requests

By: Tony Marnoch, Michael Hennegan
Narrated by: Tony Marnoch
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Publisher's Summary

The outrageously candid memoir from club culture's most beloved—and notorious—DJ, Fat Tony.

As one of club culture's most notorious—and best loved—figures, Tony is a complete force of nature.

Here he tells the most extraordinary stories of depravity and hedonism, of week-long benders and extreme self-destruction—and of recovery, redemption, friendship and the joy of a good tune.

DJ Fat Tony has been described as 'the closest thing that club culture has to a national treasure' and the 'unlikely cult hero of quarantine'. Few people have crammed so many lives into one: when your first line of cocaine is aged 16 with Freddie Mercury, where do you go from there?

I Don't Take Requests is Fat Tony's breathtakingly candid and outrageous memoir of a life of extremes. From his childhood on an estate in Battersea where he honed his petty criminality, was abused by an older man and made friends with Boy George, to his teenage years spent parading the Kings Road in his latest (stolen) clobber, working as a receptionist for a prostitute, hanging out with Leigh Bowery and Sue Tilley and creating his drag persona, to his life as DJ to the stars and his spiral into serious drug addiction.

Now, he is 14 years sober and, alongside working to help others overcome addiction, DJing for everyone from Elton John to Louis Vuitton and the Beckhams—and running one of lockdown's most popular Instagram accounts with its wickedly funny memes.

It is all here in horrifying, glorious, heart-breaking detail.

©2022 Tony Marnoch and Michael Hannegan (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critic Reviews

"This is a story that should never have been told." (Kate Moss)

"There is nobody in London, let alone the world who has lived a more extraordinary life... his journey from villain to real life hero is one of the most beautiful examples of humanity I have ever witnessed. I wouldn't be without this c--t." (Kelly Osbourne)

"Anyone can get a party started, but no one keeps it going like Fat Tony, the energy never dips and what a life he's lived." (Elton John and David Furnish)

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wow

Addiction doesn't discriminate!
I didn't want to stop listening
Thanks for sharing your incredible story.

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Couldn't stop listening

Amazing and surreal story of a completely chaotic life. inspired me to be better and live fully

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What a story

Such an emotional rollercoaster. Laughed cried and dropped my jaw to the floor on many occasions. He truely bares all and so glad he lives to tell the tales and hopefully some heed his very wise words of wisdom as the book closes. Exceptional

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I didn’t want it to end!

Tony had been totally engrossed from the start. I cried and laughed throughout this book relating to a lot of the subjects he talked about. It was like I was there with him. What a legend this guy is. So happy that he made it.

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Absolutely binge listened

Brutally honest, no holds barred and utterly relatable. Thank you for this book.
Loved it.

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Absolutely incredible

What an incredible story of survival, triumph, bravery, heart and soul.
I feel like everybody alive needs to read this book to either let themselves see that there are better days ahead, or so that they learn empathy for their fellow man.
Whether you’ve ever had addiction issues or not, this book will help you feel that all your best days are ahead of you.

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Power personified through courage and intentional honesty

Listening to this book made me laugh out loud and brought tears to my eyes. Not only is it exceptional because it is the account of a man’s life but it takes true courage and self love to overcome addiction, be of service and face oneself. Inspiring story of the human spirit in every way. Genius hearing DJ Fat Tony tell his story thus far. Bravo!

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What an awesome listen

Totally honest, absolutely loved it. Loved hearing you laughing at the funny memories as you read them out. Thanks for sharing your life story Tony - much love! Xo

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Raw, unfiltered and brutally honest

Absolutely loved it. Tony holds nothing back here and the book is the better for it. It's deeply personal and somehow funny and light at the same time. I'll re-listen to this one.

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Superb

Inspiring. So honest. Really enjoyed this book. What an unbelievable story. Good on him for realising, so many don’t quite make it.

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