In 2016, I made a one-hour radio documentary based on my interviews with Gabriel Byrne. They also form the basis of my eBook, Gabriel Byrne: The Joe Jackson Interviews Plus, which is available from all eBook outlets. The interviews with Gabriel were some of the earliest I did and were remarkable in terms of his honesty. He said after the first one, "that was the first totally honest, soul-searching interview I ever gave."  And, looking back from 2021, I have to ask what other male sex symbol at the time - or even now - would have guts enough to agree with a feminist analysis of his films that might conclude that he, as, say, the quintessentially romantic hero, Byron, in Gothic, was "used to reduce females to the role of passive fantasists"? Many wouldn't even grasp the concept. Enjoy.

In 2016, I made a one-hour radio documentary based on my interviews with Gabriel Byrne. They also form the basis of my eBook, Gabriel Byrne: The Joe Jackson Interviews Plus, which is available from all eBook outlets. The interviews with Gabriel were some of the earliest I did and were remarkable in terms of his honesty. He said after the first one, "that was the first totally honest, soul-searching interview I ever gave." And, looking back from 2021, I have to ask what other male sex symbol at the time - or even now - would have guts enough to agree with a feminist analysis of his films that might conclude that he, as, say, the quintessentially romantic hero, Byron, in Gothic, was "used to reduce females to the role of passive fantasists"? Many wouldn't even grasp the concept. Enjoy.

In 2016, I made a one-hour radio documentary based on my interviews with Gabriel Byrne. They also form the basis of my eBook, Gabriel Byrne: The Joe Jackson Interviews Plus, which is available from all eBook outlets. The interviews with Gabriel were some of the earliest I did and were remarkable in terms of his honesty. He said after the first one, "that was the first totally honest, soul-searching interview I ever gave."&nbsp; And, looking back from 2021, I have to ask what other male sex symbol at the time - or even now - would have guts enough to agree with a feminist analysis of his films that might conclude that he, as, say, the quintessentially romantic hero, Byron, in Gothic, was "used to reduce females to the role of passive fantasists"? Many wouldn't even grasp the concept. Enjoy.

Gabriel Byrne 1988, brave enough to admit "I was used as a romantic hero in films to reduce women to the role of passive fantasists." A clip from Gabriel Byrne: The Joe Jackson Interviews Plus

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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Gabriel Byrne 1988, brave enough to admit "I was used as a romantic hero in films to reduce women to the role of passive fantasists." A clip from Gabriel Byrne: The Joe Jackson Interviews Plus

Gabriel Byrne 1988, brave enough to admit "I was used as a romantic hero in films to reduce women to the role of passive fantasists." A clip from Gabriel Byrne: The Joe Jackson Interviews Plus

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