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Race of angels: Ireland and the genesis of U2
Book by Waters, John
306 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1994
About the author
John Waters
11 books17 followersJohn Waters was born in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, in 1955. He held a range of jobs after leaving school, including railway clerk, showband roadie, pirate radio manager, petrol pump attendant and mailcar driver.
He began part-time work as a a journalist in 1981, with Hot Press, Ireland’s leading rock ‘n’ roll magazine and went full-time in 1984, when he moved to Dublin. As a journalist, magazine editor and columnist, he has specialised in raising unpopular issues of public importance, including the repression of Famine memories and the denial of rights to fathers.
He began part-time work as a a journalist in 1981, with Hot Press, Ireland’s leading rock ‘n’ roll magazine and went full-time in 1984, when he moved to Dublin. As a journalist, magazine editor and columnist, he has specialised in raising unpopular issues of public importance, including the repression of Famine memories and the denial of rights to fathers.
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November 7, 2020
How Ireland -or the lack of Irish culture- produced the nr 1 rock band in the world for the last 40 years. Pundit opinion, too much of Irish history (which is informative) not enough about U2's.
August 3, 2011
not the greatest u2 book ever, but still very informative
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