Interviews
The Nighttown Boys
by Peter Murphy Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer give Peter Murphy a blow-by-blow guide to soundtracking The Boxer. HUNCHED OVER their cappuccinos at the back of Tosca s restaurant, Gavin…
Read MoreReal Hollywood online chat
The following text is the transcript of Gavin and Maurice’s on line chat on March 3, 1998 at Realhollywood.com. RH: Coming to you live from Universal Studios – it’s The…
Read MoreBelgian TV interview at Cactus Festival
Gavin Friday interviewed at the Cactus Festival in Bruges, Belgium
Read MorePlanet Rock Profile (Dave Fanning)
Dave Fanning interviews Gavin, discussing In The Name of the Father, Naomi Campbell, U2 and Shag Tobacco. This interview is from around 95/96.
Read MoreVoyeur and Victim
By J.T. Griffith originally published in 1996 Jam!: You have used the words “dreamscape” and “new world” to describe your music and Shag Tobacco as a project. I was wondering…
Read MoreThe best sex is slow
by Greg Friedman MARCH 12, 1996 HOW DID THE FIRST THREE SHOWS GO? Good. We played Boston and Philly and New York. Boston and Philly were a bit fucked up…
Read MoreGavin Friday: 20th-Century Vaudeville Man
As a longtime bosom buddy of U2’s and as the driving force behind Ireland’s Virgin Prunes, Gavin Friday has long been known by the company he keeps. But beginning with…
Read MoreHot Press magazine: ‘I suppose a shag is out of the question?’
It certainly would, Joe. But you can have a toot on my megaphone if you like! Gavin Friday discusses the finer points of sexual politics not to mention the post-Freudian…
Read MoreMr Pussy’s Cafe de Luxe
‘What do you think about the coffee pots?’ Gavin says pointing at the mural. Mr Pussy, long legs in suspenders, flanked by rows of phallic pots. We’re in Gavin’s new…
Read MoreHot Press Magazine – Born Again Virgin
With his work on the soundtrack to In The Name Of The Father bringing him into the full glare of media attention Gavin Friday takes this opportunity to put to…
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