DAVE FANNING - The Thing Is

London England, Collins, 2010. 1st Paperback Edition, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9780007310760 Hardback Paperback. The Thing Is. Crease to corner front cover. Foreword by Bono. For the past thirty years, Dave Fanning has entertained the Irish nation with quality new music and candid interviews from the world's most iconic names in music and film. But Dave's story didn't start with his RTE radio show, or his discovery of U2 - arguably the biggest band in the world today - it began in the Sixties when he discovered his love for Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and, of course, the Beatles through his brother's subscription to NME. This was to be his first glimpse of a world in which he would soon become an important part. Now, for the first time, Dave tells his own unique story in his typically self-deprecating style. it is a story filled with never-before-heard tock 'n' roll anecdotes and jaw-dropping tales of Hollywood A-listers. But most importantly, it is the story of one ordinary man who made an extraordinary contribution to Ireland's musical landscape. Illustrated. 302 pp.