Rockaganda: Essential Irish Rock Quotes

‘I don’t mean to sound arrogant but even at this stage, I do feel that we were meant to be one of the great groups - ’ Bono in 1981 ‘Elvis is dead. Now I take over.’ Aidan Walsh in 1988 ‘Play tight head prop for Ireland, ride a winner at The Curragh, break 60 in snooker, do the Liffey swim, walk the Cliffs of Moher with Baroness Thatcher and be able to sing When a Man Loves a WomanA .’ Christy Moore’s unfulfilled ambitions in 2006 Our musicians are rated amongst the top in the world but they don’t always let the music speak for itself. Rockaganda gathers together, for the first time, the best and the worst of Irish rock ‘n’ roll mouthings from the great, the good, the bad, the contenders and the totally forgotten. Topics range from sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll to politics, success, fame and celebrity, and highlight the cream of the Irish music industry. Here are thirty years of words and sound bites, which may make you smile or smirk, wince or cringe, but which are guaranteed to entertain.