Episode 103 is very much a continuation on from Episode 100 and 101 with Fender chatting with his childhood friend, fellow musician and award winning writer Stuart Neville.

Conversation includes: (re)introductions; early years; first friends from across the political divide; the commonality of music; Iggy Pop; Van Halen vs. Velvet Underground; musical blindspots; rock songs with recorders; playing in bands in Armagh; Stuart as a music producer; Milltown Cemetery attack; Corporals killings; needing to get away, and then back again; the romanticisation of the Troubles vs. the actual misery; Greysteel massacre; Stuart’s venture into writing; ‘The Twelve’ aka ‘The Ghosts Of Belfast’; rewrites; literary agent Nat Sobel; James Ellroy; perfect being the enemy of the good; the expectations put upon the genre writer; Colin Bateman; Geoff Mulligan; Soho Press; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, who optioned Stuart’s book; winning the LA Times Book Prize; becoming a full time writer; Steve Kavanagh and other topics.

Face to face recording in Armagh City, County Armagh at 12.45pm on Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

Relevant Links

https://www.stuartneville.com

Additional Links

Episode 105. Stuart Neville: Author - Part 2

Stuart on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Spotify Playlist to accompany this episode

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