Pure Gold is a hugely entertaining anthology of memorable conversations with remarkable people by Horslips drummer (and Evening Herald entertainment columnist) Eamon Carr.
It has a remarkable list of national and international celebrity interviews -including Jack Charlton, Shane MacGowan, Eartha Kitt, Malcolm McLaren, Brenda Fricker, J.P. Donleavy -that captures the interviewees in searingly honest, candid and profound moods.
Carr is a supremely affable personality so his charming and immediate style shines through as the conversations develop, making for some wonderful, irreverent and laugh out loud moments.
As Carr says,“Revisiting those exciting years, I’m humbled by the generosity of spirit I find in the conversations. There’s great humanity on display here. At times, there’s anger, frustration or sadness. But there’s also wisdom, humour and resilience. Insights into the creative process. Flashes of illumination and hints of regret. All the stuff that makes up life.”
The book is out now in paperback on the Merrion Press imprint
