Quotes by Gavin Friday

Gavin Friday

A lot of singers don’t really know who they are. They have this massive insecurity and this massive ego and they are sort of pulled between both. I mean, why do you want a lot of people to look at you all the time and listen to you? There is something going on there, there is sort of need to express and attention. It’s not just ego, it’s some sort of complex thing and sometimes you create characters to say something you want to say and then you just throw yourself into that.

Character

Mean

People

A weird theory I have is we come from a suppressed culture. Ireland is one of the most invaded countries ever. I think the British started it very early, it could be like 800 that decided to come and show us out; and the Danes in the north. We’ve had a tough time and pretty much a similar culture would be the Jewish culture; they had a pretty hard time. They were being kicked around for a long, long time.

Country

Hard Times

Thinking

And if you listen to Irish music, they say that kilts came from the middle east. So really I’m an Arab. If you listen to the way someone like Sinead O’Connor sang. It could be Muslim. You know that angst that sort of ****. That wail. I think it’s in our genes. I think certain stuff is in our genes, like nobody can dance like a black guy. It’s in their genes. So we don’t have oil, but we have poetry.

Black

Guy

Thinking

As I’m getting older, I’m getting funkier. So that’s what I’m wearing. Funky shoes.

Funky

Getting Old

Getting Older

Do you think I’m going to live until 100? I’ll have to, maybe Bono can arrange that. That would be interesting. Hey Bono, thank you for my 50th, can you make me live another 50 years? It’s just such a pleasure to be and an honor.

Honor

Interesting

Thinking

Friday was added to my nickname because I have a talent of getting on with most people. So it’s a bit of a man Friday thing.

Friday

Men

People

I am not a huge fan of the Celtic Tiger; I was so glad that you could see people being prosperous, that you didn’t see people begging, that the city started looking good, that people had jobs. But it was almost like if you have such a hard time for so long, then you turn around and give a kid a check for a million quid, they’re going to go nuts. And we went a bit nuts, we went up our ass.

Hard Times

Kids

Long

I don’t even think any stimulants really help writing. You talk to most guys and they say, “Hey. I wrote this.” And they’re out of their head or they had a few beers or a bottle of whiskey. You wake up the next morning, it’s usually pretty crap. But you know Dylan Thomas wrote some great poetry. Brendan Behan. You never know but ultimately I’d say you have to get up early in the morning and you’re usually sober when you write your good stuff; it’s hard work. So alcohol, keep it for chilling out, fun, and having a good time. Not for work.

Fun

Hard Work

Morning

I don’t think Bono decided to be ambitious, he just is. But if this country ever ran out of electricity, just shove a plug up his hole and it would run for a week.

Country

Running

Thinking

I get anxious but worry doesn’t really do any good. If something is broken or in trouble, you’ve got to bend down, pick it up and fix it. Worry just makes us get wrinkles. So try not worrying.

Broken

Trying

Worry

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Quotes by Gavin Friday

Gavin Friday

As I’m getting older, I’m getting funkier. So that’s what I’m wearing. Funky shoes.

Do you think I’m going to live until 100? I’ll have to, maybe Bono can arrange that. That would be interesting. Hey Bono, thank you for my 50th, can you make me live another 50 years? It’s just such a pleasure to be and an honor.

Friday was added to my nickname because I have a talent of getting on with most people. So it’s a bit of a man Friday thing.

I don’t think Bono decided to be ambitious, he just is. But if this country ever ran out of electricity, just shove a plug up his hole and it would run for a week.

I get anxious but worry doesn’t really do any good. If something is broken or in trouble, you’ve got to bend down, pick it up and fix it. Worry just makes us get wrinkles. So try not worrying.

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