Pat Carty
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Last Seen Profiles
“We liked the same music, we liked the same bands
We were the wildest things we'd ever seen”
@springsteen
played Bobby Jean in Munich tonight and I burst into tears because I’ve believed in that shit with all my heart since I was about 12 years old. The Boss.
#BruceSpringsteen
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The view from the press box for AC/DC
@CrokePark
. The crowd were nearly as great as the band. A marvellous night out.
@acdc
@mcd_productions
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An artist who never compromised and never backed down. We could use more of those.
#sineadoconnor
#sinead
#nothingcomparestoyou
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That was, probably, the greatest thing I’ve ever seen
@springsteen
@TheRDS
@aikenpromotions
#BruceSpringsteen
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The only thing I’ve ever really believed in is the Rock and the Roll and Nobody makes me feel like the 13 year old who gladly gave his heart and soul away like Bruce Springsteen.
#springsteen
@springsteen
#Rome
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Me: "To be fair, England probably deserved that."
Daughter
#2
: "If your father was alive, he'd kick the shite out of you. And I'd help him."
#ENGDEN
#englandvdenmark
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Here's the cover of the Hot Press Special Edition dedicated to Sinéad O'Connor. It's due out next week. There's a host of famous contributors and I might even be in there, somewhere down the back. You can order it here -
#SineadOConnor
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I ran away with The
@RollingStones
when I was fifteen years old and I never came back. I'm very sad tonight as I raise a glass in Charlie's honour. This was written quickly, but it's a start.
#CharlieWatts
#charliewattsRIP
#RollingStones
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Here I am talking to The Edge about all things U2 - the new album, Vegas, Larry, UFOs, Bono's book, the lot. You can read about it in next weekend's
@ST__Ireland
@thetimes
NOW would be the time to avail of the flash subscription deal at
@U2
#U2
#U2SOS40
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I went to see the Bob Dylan show last night. It was very good.
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My Old Man, My Hero: Twenty-two years gone today. Smart, funny, loving, and preternaturally handsome. What a shame he never got to meet his grandchildren or see his feckless son do anything worth talking about. What I wouldn’t give to go for a few pints with him again.
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A few words from me on Springsteen in Dublin for
@irishexaminer
@springsteen
@aikenpromotions
#brucespringsteen
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10
136
"I'm far too young to be thinking about that!" I interviewed The Edge about U2 for
@ST__Ireland
@U2
#U2
#U2SOS40
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Fluffy went to sleep for the last time this morning, surrounded by the people she gave so much love to. She was the best dog.
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The mighty Tom Verlaine has gone on ahead. The first note of the solo in Guiding Light is all you need to hear to know that Marquee Moon by Television is one of the great guitar records.
#TomVerlaine
#MarqueeMoon
#Television
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Listening to Pink Floyd for a thing. They really are a load of auld bollocks.
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Riffs that the UN should repeatedly blast into space to scare off any passing alien horde: I went to see AC/DC
@CrokePark
for
@irishexaminer
@IEArtsCulture
. They were phenomenal.
@acdc
@mcd_productions
@TicketmasterIre
#ACDC
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12
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"It's the only interview I've done in a while, but I wanted to talk about Rory, I don't think he gets enough credit for being the amazing artist he was."
On the phone with rock n' roll gent
@Slash
last night, talking about
@rorygallagher
for
@hotpress
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17
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Just off the phone with that marvellous gentleman
@JustinHawkins
- hero out of the magnificent
@thedarkness
- a thoroughly delightful chap. He'll be in the Christmas issue of
@hotpress
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Talking
@U2
and
#AchtungBaby30
on
@RTEArena
with
@SeanRocksARENA
@RTERadio1
Starts six minutes in.
#U2
#Bono
#AchtungBaby
@LHPublicity
@U2Community
@u2songs
@U2TOURFANS
@u2gigs
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My old man, with half one and gasper, in the 1970s.
21 years gone today.
I miss him all the time.
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Heading to Las Vegas Friday morning to offer some moral support to a few of my old show biz pals. Never been to Sin City before. Any recommendations?
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Here I am talking about my favourite Rory Gallagher album. He would have turned 75 today.
@rorygallagher
#RoryGallagher
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10
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On the phone with the great
@Sillywhite
for the next
@hotpress
talking about some
@u2
anniversaries.
A gentleman, and a good laugh to boot.
#stevelillywhite
#u2
#hotpress
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On
@RTEArena
@RTERadio1
tonight - 7-8pm - celebrating thirty years of
@U2
#AchtungBaby30
#U2
#AchtungBaby
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@U2
“For U2 to put their most painful, emotionally naked album on the largest display in history, and somehow succeed in making it even more intimate may just be the greatest trick they’ve ever pulled.”
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Hey, rock fans! I'm on with fabulous showbiz pal
@fanningrte
just after 2pm on Sunday on fab
@RTE2fm
discussing
@U2
and plugging a
@hotpress
U2: 80-00-20 Special!
The great Mr
@StephenRapid
chips in too! Here's the four of us, hanging out after a four-ball, around 1980
#U2
#Boy
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Nurses saved my daughter's life. Give them everything they're asking for, and then go back and give them some more.
#StandWithNursesAndMidwives
#nursesstrike
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There isn't a person or animal alive who loves going to the boozer more than me, but it's time, gentlemen, please.
#CloseThePubs
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This - - a piece about Springsteen for
@TheBusinessRTE
@RTERadio1
, is probably one of the better pieces of radio I’ve done, which is 99% down to
@aideenmclough
& the production team. Warning: contains me crying.
#Springsteen
@springsteen
@aikenpromotions
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As the 4th anniversary of buying the gaff passed, I felt it behooved me to gather all the CDs around the gaff - many in moving boxes, still - and put them in order. I wouldn't even want to know the money that was spent.
Still though, I had a bloody good time with a lot of them.
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The Patience Business: I spoke to
@tomhappens
,
@RHMusik
- who I know - and Dr
@davefanning
about Stuck Together With God's Glue by the mighty Something Happens for the
@irishexaminer
@IEArtsCulture
Ireland In 50 Albums Series. Thanks
@desodr1
@thehappens1
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Happy birthday to the suave and handsome Adam Clayton (left).
I spoke to his U2 pal The Edge about Songs Of Surrender for The Sunday Times. Read all about it -
@U2
#U2
@UniMusicIreland
#u2sos40
Pic:
@CruxOfDeeMatter
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For the day that's in it, here's something I wrote about having a good time with
@U2
at
@SlaneCastle
in 2001. Congratulations to all involved.
#SlaneRocks
#Slane40
@hotpress
@mcd_productions
@FERGDARCY
#U2
#Slane
@fanningrte
#SlaneCast
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Putting together the ‘prestigious’
@hotpress
#BooksOfTheYear
.
Here are just some of the runners and riders. Now would be a good time for authors, publishers, and PR people to consider wiring me that seasonal postal order.
#books
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12
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My name on the cover of
@hotpress
with
@thebeatles
. I shall retire now to the South Downs to keep bees.
I also write about
@U2
@RobertPlant
@AlisonKrauss
@thedarkness
@NeilYoungNYA
@paulwellerHQ
@silksonic
@declanorourke
@flukecassidy
&
@JanCarson7280
#TheBeatlesGetBack
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This is, supposedly, Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten, and Steve Jones as portrayed in the forthcoming 'Pistol' TV show. Now, I haven't seen any of it, so it might be the greatest thing ever made, but come fuckin' on! It looks like Enid Blyton handled the casting.
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Having a chinwag with
@StevieVanZandt
for
@dublincityfm
. My review of the Croke Park Springsteen gig is at
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"Dave was our connection between a quite parochial Ireland and a far cooler hipper place where we all longed to be." Spot on, Tom.
@tomhappens
@IEArtsCulture
@davefanning
#DaveFanning
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On the phone with
@gunsnroses
hero
@Slash
talking about
@rorygallagher
Nice action.
@tomhappens
@PMcLoone
@bpfallon
@fanningrte
@EddieRowleySW
@djmarkkavanagh
@JustinHawkins
@stuartclark66
@talldanhegarty
@neil_mccormick
@irishmusicparty
#rorygallagher
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The Big Read:
@prince
and Sign O' The Times
Retweet to keep rock journalism alive!
@hotpress
@fobraonain
@rob_fitzpatrick
@fanningrte
@martylyricfm
@EddieRowleySW
@FERGDARCY
@johnmeaghermuso
@KenSweeney
@EdTodayFM
@djmarkkavanagh
@bpfallon
@tomhappens
My Favourite Things: Prince and Sign O' The Times | Hotpress
Shut Up Already. Damn!
www.hotpress.com
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On
@RTEArena
tonight, just after 7, talking about
@U2
and their Virtual Road concerts. Good excuse to dig out this shot of me with one of my fabulous showbiz pals.
#U2
@RTERadio1
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This is going to be a great yoke altogether. If you're a
@rorygallagher
fan, or a
@Slash
or
@Johnny_Marr
fan, then I suggest you take a good look. You can also marvel at the manner in which I manage to capture The Edge's guitar sound in print.
@hotpress
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Just out a screening of
@summerofsoul
- in an actual cinema. It'll move you, in more ways than one. Go and see it. Don't miss it. Thanks to
@Disney
for asking me along and hats off to
@questlove
for putting it together.
#SummerofSoulMovie
#SummerOfSoul
@LightHouseD7
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Ah, Jaysus. First proper pint since August. Weeping quiet tears of joy, as grá na hÉireann.
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Having the craic with
@JustinHawkins
last night, a suitable ending to our instagram adventures. On to Patreon next. Thanks to all who got involved so far.
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My old man, playing it cool in the 1970s. Count yourself lucky if your Da is still around for
#FathersDay
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Name a better side 1. I don’t know if you can. I bought this in the late 80s because The Edge kept mentioning it in interviews. It took my teenaged head off. Good man Tom Verlaine.
#Television
#MarqueeMoon
#TomVerlaine
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Maybe my favourite Christmas record, and that's just one of the many great things he did. Good man, Paddy.
#PaddyMoloney
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On the phone with Mr Paul Weller, talking about his great new record On Sunset for
@hotpress
@Josh_McClorey
@declanorourke
@vanmorrison
#curtismayfield
#bobbywomack
and
@michaelkiwanuka
all get the nod from the mod gent.
@paulwellerHQ
@PaulWellerNews
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How can someone as young looking as I am have a twenty-year-old daughter? I won’t lie to you, it was a lot to take in when her mother told me the good news, two weeks after my first holy communion. Happy birthday, Isabella. You’re the centre of the universe.
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We Don’t Need Nobody Else:
@WhippingBoyBand
post today. I reviewed one of the greatest Irish albums of them all here -
@needlemythology
@petepaphides
@pagep195
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5
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This is a marvellous yoke altogether. The chapter on the west of Ireland makes you want to pack the bags and put the pokey city gaff on the market. Hats off, Michael.
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Alongside your Brian Mays and Johnny Marrs and Geldofs and Fannings, you can find me talking about Rory Gallagher in
@DeargFilms
’ documentary at 6:30pm
@RTEOne
.
Yeah, I’m just as surprised as you, chief.
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6
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The best seat in the house. A beautiful night with
@hothouseflowers
@whelanslive
with thanks to
@DeptCulturelRL
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5
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Like A Sledgehammer Through A Windscreen: a few words on Sinead O’Connor in The Sunday Times.
#Sinead
#SineadOConnor
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Ready To Grow Young Again: I went to see Bruce Springsteen for
@irishexaminer
@IEArtsCulture
@CrokePark
and he was spectacularly great.
Thanks
@aikenpromotions
@springsteen
#Springsteen
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Here's my pow-wow with the marvellous specimen that is
@JustinHawkins
of
@thedarkness
I also jump in the
@hotpress
DeLorean to revisit rock prop disasters of the past. If I may paraphrase the great Ian Dury, “There Ain’t Half Been Some Stupid Bastards!”
0
11
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Taking in the sights of The Strip with gentleman
@neil_mccormick
. The whole world’s here, in slightly reduced form. It’s a strange place.
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3
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He knocks it out, over the wall, again. I have a listen to Paul Weller's On Sunset.
@polydorrecords
@UniMusicIreland
@UMG
@paulwellerHQ
@PaulWellerNews
#PaulWeller
#OnSunset
@WellerArchive
@hotpress
#mod
#rocknroll
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My take on my favourite
@rorygallagher
album, Photo-Finish, and how it came to be, from the
@hotpress
Rory Special edition. Co-starring
@RollingStones
and
@pistolsofficial
#rorygallagher
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11
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It would have been
@rorygallagher
's birthday today. Here's why Photo-Finish is my favourite.
#RoryGallagher
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Bono: "Here, Rory, What's this I hear about a fourth chord?"
Edge: "A FOURTH WHAT?!?"
Rory: "Jaysus."
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Very pleased to be shortlisted for 'Arts Journalism and Criticism' in the Irish Journalism Awards for
@ST__Ireland
.
My hat is off to
@Demelzadeburca
and
@JennifStevens
.
#irishjournalismawards2023
#IJA23
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Back on with my showbiz pal
@fanningrte
on fab
@RTE2fm
just after 2 o'clock today, talking about
@vanmorrison
on the eve of his 75th birthday, and shoehorning in plugs for
@hotpress
while I'm at it. Here's Dave doing a bit of research ahead of the pow-wow.
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11
51
Playing some Robbie Robertson in the penthouse. He was a beautiful songwriter and a great guitar player.
#RobbieRobertson
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Great night
@TowerDublin
celebrating The Waterboys This Is The Sea and the 1985 boxset with the Rockin’ Gent who is Mike Scott. “Shut up, Pat.”
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Lovely hurling outta Simple Minds
@3ArenaDublin
mixing the weird-euro-disco early stuff with the down-on-one-knee, release-the-doves stadium rock. Winners all ‘round.
@simplemindscom
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"Hey, Philo, how can we be as cool as you?"
"You can't, so fuck off."
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Brilliant piece of
@rorygallagher
art by the great David Rooney for
@hotpress
from a few years ago.
Pre-order the Hot Press Rory Special Edition here -
#RoryGallagher
#RoryGallagher25
#Rory
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12
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As expected
@Johnny_Marr
was an absolute gent this morning, and a serious
@rorygallagher
head. Don't miss the upcoming
@hotpress
Rory anniversary issue for our full interview.
Photo:
@Migu3l_Ruiz
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You know the drill, folks. Pass it on, and I get to keep going
@PMcLoone
@fanningrte
@bpfallon
@djmarkkavanagh
@EddieRowleySW
@johnmeaghermuso
@johnkellytweets
@tomhappens
@fobraonain
@neil_mccormick
@MickPuck
@talldanhegarty
@philytaggart
@MarkE11en
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Strange to see a dilettante like me listed alongside talented, actual journalists but I’ll take it.
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