<p>I knew Bob socially as a kid growing up in Dun Laoghaire. I photographed the launch of the Boomtown Rats' first album and interviewed Geldof for the first time in 1989. I also interviewed Paula Yates while they were married. Bob has hated me since this interview in 2000. Maybe he has every right to, given this line of questioning. You decide. </p>

I knew Bob socially as a kid growing up in Dun Laoghaire. I photographed the launch of the Boomtown Rats' first album and interviewed Geldof for the first time in 1989. I also interviewed Paula Yates while they were married. Bob has hated me since this interview in 2000. Maybe he has every right to, given this line of questioning. You decide.

<p>I knew Bob socially as a kid growing up in Dun Laoghaire. I photographed the launch of the Boomtown Rats' first album and interviewed Geldof for the first time in 1989. I also interviewed Paula Yates while they were married. Bob has hated me since this interview in 2000. Maybe he has every right to, given this line of questioning. You decide.&nbsp;</p>

Bob Geldof erupts when asked why he mocked Paula Yates in a song.

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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