Brothers Anthony and Christopher Donnelly were raised in; and grew up surrounded by; what was allegedly one the UKrsquo;s most legendary and elusive crime families ndash; Manchesterrsquo;s Quality Street Gang. How they found riches and fame as celebrated fashion kings is one of the most astonishing stories in the history of the rag trade. In their early twenties; as Acid House and street clothing pioneers; they were called both lsquo;ambassadors for a generationrsquo; by Vivienne Westwood and lsquo;a menace to societyrsquo; by Parliament. Their fashion label; Gio-Goi; became a worldwide hit at the height of the lsquo;Madchesterrsquo; phenomenon; sported by the Happy Mondays; New Order; The Stone Roses and many more. Then; in 1994; Anthony and Chris were arrested as part of a huge police investigation into the Quality Street Gang; and the Donnelly Brothers lost everything amid lurid lsquo;drugs and gunsrsquo; headlines. After years in the wilderness; they made a remarkable comeback in 2005 with Pete Doherty (then dating Kate Moss) designing a high-profile collection for the re-launched Gio-Goi. Further attention-grabbing headlines featuring Robbie Williams; Arctic Monkeys; Liam Gallagher; Kasabian; Rihanna; Amy Winehouse; Plan B; Calvin Harris and Deadmau5 emphasized the labelrsquo;s runaway success. The Donnelly Brothers were more notorious than ever as Gio-Goi hit the top of The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 in 2009 with a pound;19 million turnover (and would peak at pound;40 million annual turnover). They bought a pub; promoted club nights in Ibiza with Cream; made award winning pop videos and launched new fashion label; Your Own [YO]. Gio-Goi was hit by further scandal in 2013 and a spectacular crash saw investors; including The Donnelly Brothers; lose millions. The saga of the brand continues. Anthony and Christopherrsquo;s journey from creeping and rifling safes; ticket touting and bootlegging pop merchandise to the front page of Vogue is told here for the first time ndash; in their own words.
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Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It was truly amazing to relate to 90% of what Tony had to ...By Marty M.It was truly amazing to relate to 90% of what Tony had to tell. The other 10% was in a class WAY beyond my drumming life; the famous; the drugs and all of that. This is a very good read for drummers of all ages and continents. After each chapter I would reflect on my drumming world and it just clicked.."Yes I did that" ! Although some of the English drummers were unknown to me..the story is the same...no matter where you are from. My drumming world like most in this story began shortly after 1964 as well and it seemed that Tony was interviewing me as well.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. By RockClosetA drummers dream if I ever did see one0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Alex SmigelskiReally enjoyed it and also learned about new drummers whom I had not previously known