My main influences - I loved art. I sounds a little pretentious to say I was into art but I liked drawing. I liked music; music was my outlet from day one. I was giving you an image of Ireland… — Gavin Friday Copy Share Image
We had similar interests with Derek Rowan and Paul Hewson; it sounds really pretentious at 12, 13 year old kids were like into art and poetry, but we were. We weren't into football, we were into making music or being… — Gavin Friday Copy Share Image
If you want to be Justin Timberlake, go for it. But if you want to be somebody else, go for it but it's usually… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
What's so great is that we're making money for AIDS in Africa. There's a lot of love and spontaneity, we're doing something creative. That's… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
We don't have a long of natural resources as a country; we have a very beautiful country. Visually, I mean, everyone goes on about… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
Socialism and Communism don't work, but neither does straightforward capitalism. We've got to get a new way of thinking and working. We blew it… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
Our language was even taken from us. The Irish Gaelic language was outlawed and the religion was outlawed. Hence the religion later being stronger;… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
We became friends in Dublin through music and we had real names, Fionan Hanvey and Derek Rowan - what a dreadful name. And Paul… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
My heroes are all dead. I've lots of heroes. My mum is a hero. She had to put up with me and my dad.… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
I'm actually quite modest. All I want is a nice car. All I want is a drink at midnight on Sunday night and I'll… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
I grew up on a street called Cedar Wood Road and by coincidence my best friends that are around the age 10 became a… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
The Catholic church had a huge profound influence on me in that as you get older you realize that you can't blame everything; that… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
I think a lot of kids do dream in their own way, except 25, 30 years later legend happens because some of us have… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
I really disliked the fact that our Irish culture is what make us and made us and will make us. And when money came… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
I've always as a performer on stage tend to sort of throw myself into the character, whatever I've written about, so it depends on… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
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… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
When people try to take your culture away from you, your essence of your culture becomes stronger. It's like even in Africa. When you… — Gavin Friday Copy Share
