In 1996 when my apparently legendary Eamon Dunphy interview was published in an Irish magazine, inexplicably missing was the section in which Dunphy talked about his experience with U2 after he wrote his biography of the band, Unforgettable Fire. In my recent eBook, Conversations with a Loudmouth: The Eamon Dunphy Interviews, I included the part that was meant to be published in 1996. Here, kin this podcast is the full exchange we had. It has never been heard before and I want it in the public domain.

In 1996 when my apparently legendary Eamon Dunphy interview was published in an Irish magazine, inexplicably missing was the section in which Dunphy talked about his experience with U2 after he wrote his biography of the band, Unforgettable Fire. In my recent eBook, Conversations with a Loudmouth: The Eamon Dunphy Interviews, I included the part that was meant to be published in 1996. Here, kin this podcast is the full exchange we had. It has never been heard before and I want it in the public domain.

In 1996 when my apparently legendary Eamon Dunphy interview was published in an Irish magazine, inexplicably missing was the section in which Dunphy talked about his experience with U2 after he wrote his biography of the band,&nbsp;Unforgettable Fire.&nbsp;In my recent eBook, Conversations with a Loudmouth: The Eamon Dunphy Interviews, I included the part that was meant to be published in 1996. Here, kin this podcast is the full exchange we had. It has never been heard before and I want it in the public domain.&nbsp;

Eamon Dunphy 1996. "When you cross U2 you get black marks. The full weight of the U2 machine fell on me. They tried to mincemeat me." Never told until now, the story behind 'Unforgettable Fire.'

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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Eamon Dunphy 1996. "When you cross U2 you get black marks. The full weight of the U2 machine fell on me. They tried to mincemeat me." Never told until now, the story behind 'Unforgettable Fire.'

Eamon Dunphy 1996. "When you cross U2 you get black marks. The full weight of the U2 machine fell on me. They tried to mincemeat me." Never told until now, the story behind 'Unforgettable Fire.'

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