Culture & Religion — October 4, 2009

The Best Fiftieth Birthday Party Ever

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When it comes to 50th birthday parties, you can’t do much better than Gavin Friday. His childhood friend, U2’s Bono, helped arrange a star-studded benefit concert at New York Carnegie Hall featuring performers from Rufus Wainwright to Scarlett Johannson. Big Think talked to Friday in advance of his concert about his career, Ireland, and the music business.

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Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves

Irish singer, composer and painter, Gavin Friday stopped by the studio today. Among many topics, he spoke about growing up in Ireland, his work, his friendship with U2’s lead singer, […]

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