The Joe Jackson Interviews

The Corrs from The Joe Jackson Archive. Repost

It's been nearly thirty years since I first interviewed Andrea Corr; I see they are back on tour. Here's a slice of Corr's history for their fans

Mike Love of The Beach Boys mocks the Irish and talks about Good Vibrations

This was a great moment for me. After Mike Love, a sometimes tediously arrogant person, said we Irish wouldn't understand something as intangible as Transcendental Meditation, I responded, 'You mean the race that gave the world James Joyce?" He didn't like the interview, but what the hell? I still love the music of The Beach Boys

Christine McVie on Fleetwood Mac, the album Rumours and its core theme, pain!

As a kid, I bought I'd Rather Go Blind, so even at that level, it was a delight to talk with Christine McVie, and I told her so!

Mike Murphy in conversation with Joe Jackson

 Mike Murphy was my mentor in broadcasting. We worked together for more than a decade on The Arts Show, and he asked that I be his substitute presenting the show in 1995, which started my broadcasting career. This is an interview we did when he was retiring from radio - a great loss to broadcasting in Ireland. His made the arts popular

Larry Gogan: A Golden Half-Hour conversation

Irish radio listeners will not need to be reminded that Larry Gogan, one of our most beloved DJs, had a 'Golden Hour' radio show. Hence my title for this podcast, which I originally posted after the man died. Let's remember our DJs! 

Cillian Murphy "Acting from the start was like drugs and good sex!"

Part 2 of my 2004 interview with Cillian. Here, we talk about his early music career, what he learned about the music business and his transition into acting. We had done a previous interview over the phone back in the 1990s and we refer to that. 

Joe Dolan and Joe Jackson. There is no show like a Joe show doubled!

Joe Dolan was great fun to talk to. Here we talk about his musical influences and life. 

Eric Clapton ain't 'God.' He's racist.

Yesterday, January 19th 2024, I was talking to a guy working in my local Spar shop about Clapton, who was on the radio at the time. He knew Clapton's son had died, which is what I talked with Clapton about, but he hadn't heard about his racist comments during a gig. And he laughed when I said, "Some fans used to say, 'Clapton is God.' 

Jerry Lee Lewis Says He Will Kill Joe Jackson. Repost

I'm reposting this because it will be part of a film I plan to make. I became an interviewer to meet my music heroes. Jerry Lee is one I wish I'd never met. 

”Cillian Murphy, do you want me to break your nose?” says Joe Jackson 2004

This is one of my "Singles" podcats for fun! You'll have to listen to find out why I asked Cillian in 2004 if he wanted me to break his nose. Enjoy!