Neil McCormick
Neil McCormick(born 31 March 1961) is a British music journalist, author and broadcaster. He has been the chief music critic forThe Daily Telegraphsince 1996,[1]and presented a music interview show forVintage TVin the UK, Neil McCormick's Needle Time.[2]McCormick is a close associate of rock bandU2.[3]
Early life
[edit]McCormick was born in England but later moved with his family to Scotland, then Ireland. He attendedMount Temple Comprehensive Schoolin Dublin at the same time as all the future members ofU2.[4]
Career
[edit]McCormick was songwriter and vocalist in a succession of unsigned bands: Frankie Corpse & the Undertakers (1978),[5]the Modulators (1978–79)[6]Yeah!Yeah! (1980–83)[7]and Shook Up! (1985–88).[8]He released one solo studio album,Mortal Coil,under the pseudonym the Ghost Who Walks in 2004.[9]His song, "Harm's Way", features on the albumSongs Inspired byThe Passion of the Christ(2004). Writing inThe Daily Telegraph,McCormick said, "I should probably quit while I'm ahead."[10]
As a journalist, McCormick worked for Irish music magazineHot Pressfrom 1978.[11]He returned to journalism in the early nineties after an unsuccessful music career, becoming a contributing editor atBritish GQ(1991–96).[12]He has been chief rock critic forThe Daily Telegraphsince 1996, and a regular guest on BBC TV and radio shows as an expert on the music business.[citation needed]
McCormick's memoir of an unsuccessful career in the music business,I Was Bono’s Doppelgänger(retitledKilling Bonoin the US) was published in 2004.[13]Elton Johncalled it "the best book I have ever read about trying to make it in the music business."[14]It has been translated into several languages.[15][16][17]A 2011 film ofKilling BonostarredBen Barnesas McCormick andMartin McCannasBono.[18]
McCormick was the ghostwriter ofU2 by U2,the band's bestselling 2006 autobiography.[19]
McCormick's first novel,#Zero,was published in 2019.[20]To accompany the book, he released an album of tracks from the book's fictional musicians.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ^"Neil McCormick biography".Daily Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2012.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^Neil, McCormick (7 May 2013)."Neil McCormick's Needle Time on Vintage TV".Daily Telegraph.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^McCormick, Neil;Adam Clayton;Bono;The Edge;Larry Mullen Jr.(2005).U2 by U2.New York: HarperEntertainment. pp.40-46.ISBN0-06-077675-7.
- ^"Frankie Corpse & The Undertakers".Irishrock.org.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^"The Modulators".Irishrock.org.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^"Yeah! Yeah!".Irishrock.org.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^"Shook Up!".Irishrock.org.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^Cummins, Steve (29 October 2004)."Mortal Coil, Hot Press review".Hot Press.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^McCormick, Neil (8 April 2004)."Mel Gibson made me a pop star".Daily Telegraph.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^McDermott, Roe (25 March 2011)."Neil McCormick, Bono's Doppelganger".Hot Press.Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2018.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^McCormick, Neil (2004). "Chapter 21".Killing Bono.Penguin. pp. 273–277.ISBN9780241953808.
- ^Killing Bono.Simon & Schuster. 19 October 2004.ISBN978-0-7434-8248-6.Retrieved27 September2013.
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- ^"Bonon Doppelgangeri, Finnish version".sammakko. Archived fromthe originalon 23 December 2011.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^"Killing Bono, German".Neues Leben. Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2012.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^Killing Bono, Italian.Amazon. 19 June 2013.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^Catsoulis, Jeannette (3 November 2011)."Killing Bono (2010)".New York Times.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^McCormick, Neil (26 September 2006).U2 By U2.New York: Harper Collins.ISBN9780060776756.Retrieved27 September2013.
- ^McCormick, Neil (17 February 2024).#Zero.Unbound.ISBN9781783526635.
- ^"#Zero",Spotify,retrieved19 April2019
- ^"#Zero [Explicit]".Amazon Music.Retrieved19 April2019.