This is the only official homepage of JOE JACKSON journalist containings definitive, in-depth interviews with the likes of BONO, TORI AMOS, RICHARD HARRIS and ELVIS!
‘NO JOURNALIST IN IRELAND KNOWS MORE ABOUT DAVID NORRIS, I THINK, THAN JOE JACKSON” So said Damien Kieberd,who is the former editor of The Sunday Business Post, on Today FM on August 2nd 2011. My latest book David Norris: Trial By Media is now available in all bookstores in Ireland and signed copies, dedicated to [...]
In 1996 I wrote Troubadours and Troublemakers, which has long been out of print. However, i have discovered a few hardback and paperback copies that now are on sale in the shop on this website. Just click ‘shop’ at top, then click downloads drop down file to books and order from me, a signed copy. [...]
In 1998 I co-write this book Nanci Griffith’s Other Voices, which is subtitled, A Personall History of Folk Music, with American singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith. It was published by Three Rivers Press, New York The blurb says ‘Nanci Griffiths distinct blend of pop, rockabilly and folk has made her one of the most respected, popular and [...]
This is a book I wrote in 1995, Boyzone Our Story, which is described on its cover as ‘The only official Boyzone book with exclusive, never-before-seen photographs, many of which I took. Blurb says ‘Little more than a year ago Shane, Ronan, Mike, Keith, and Stephen were five ambitious working class lads from Dublin’s northside. [...]
In the Sunday Independent today April 16th there is an article titled ‘It’s Like Watching Your Dad Slip into Senility.’It’s sub-headline claims I believe patients like my dad, having ECT, should be listened to.’ But more than that my point was that ECT should not be forced on patients without their permission, as it currently [...]
The Louis Walsh Factor, was published on January 18th 2012 and is currently available only as a digital download from Amazon.com. It also is available as a PDF file from the ‘Shop’ on this site and in print format later this year. The book gathers together what Louis Walsh often described as “some of the [...]
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In 1988 The Irish Times stated that a top Irish rock magazine was ‘noted for its probing interviews conducted by Joe Jackson.’ The same year I did my first interview with Gabriel Byrne which he later described as “the first totally honest and soul searching interview I’ve done.’ It was praised to a similar degree [...]
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>Book blurb: In 2007 Joe Jackson, “nearly met Elvis”, as he says at one point in Walk On With Hope In Your Heart. This resulted in him saying a one point to his mother, and closest friend, Phyllis Jackson, “I‘ve almost lost the will to keep up the struggle of life.” She replied, “Joseph, just [...]
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I am currently writing a book called Once An Elvis Fan, Always An Elvis Fan, which is part memoir and part pilgrimage. When Elvis died, my life fell apart because I had been an Elvis fanatic by that stage for sixteen years.Nearly a decade later I became a professional interviewer for an Irish rock magazine, [...]
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Pat Ambrose:
Joe I'm not just saying, but that's a great insight into GB. Really enjoyed it. There are ...
Joe Jackson:
Hi Kathryn,
Really apprecaite message, astounded at lack of response, wrote this to make p...
kathryn mcgee connolly:
JOE ITS LATE AND i FOUND YOUR WEBSITE BY ACCIDENT,@ i AM PULLED INTO IT
LIKE A GOOD NOVEL...
Joe Jackson:
Thanks Mairin, I appreciate that and will pass message on to my mom...
Mairin Bergin:
Joe I tore out your article which you wrote in November with the intention of writing to y...
>Book blurb: In 2007 Joe Jackson, “nearly met Elvis”, as he says at one point in Walk On With Hope In Your Heart. This resulted in him saying a one point to his mother, and closest friend, Phyllis Jackson, “I‘ve almost lost the will to keep up the struggle of life.” She replied, “Joseph, just [...]
The Louis Walsh Factor, was published on January 18th 2012 and is currently available only as a digital download from Amazon.com. It also is available as a PDF file from the ‘Shop’ on this site and in print format later this year. The book gathers together what Louis Walsh often described as “some of the [...]
In 1988 The Irish Times stated that a top Irish rock magazine was ‘noted for its probing interviews conducted by Joe Jackson.’ The same year I did my first interview with Gabriel Byrne which he later described as “the first totally honest and soul searching interview I’ve done.’ It was praised to a similar degree [...]
‘NO JOURNALIST IN IRELAND KNOWS MORE ABOUT DAVID NORRIS, I THINK, THAN JOE JACKSON” So said Damien Kieberd,who is the former editor of The Sunday Business Post, on Today FM on August 2nd 2011. My latest book David Norris: Trial By Media is now available in all bookstores in Ireland and signed copies, dedicated to [...]
In 1996 I wrote Troubadours and Troublemakers, which has long been out of print. However, i have discovered a few hardback and paperback copies that now are on sale in the shop on this website. Just click ‘shop’ at top, then click downloads drop down file to books and order from me, a signed copy. [...]
In 1998 I co-write this book Nanci Griffith’s Other Voices, which is subtitled, A Personall History of Folk Music, with American singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith. It was published by Three Rivers Press, New York The blurb says ‘Nanci Griffiths distinct blend of pop, rockabilly and folk has made her one of the most respected, popular and [...]
This is a book I wrote in 1995, Boyzone Our Story, which is described on its cover as ‘The only official Boyzone book with exclusive, never-before-seen photographs, many of which I took. Blurb says ‘Little more than a year ago Shane, Ronan, Mike, Keith, and Stephen were five ambitious working class lads from Dublin’s northside. [...]
In the Sunday Independent today April 16th there is an article titled ‘It’s Like Watching Your Dad Slip into Senility.’It’s sub-headline claims I believe patients like my dad, having ECT, should be listened to.’ But more than that my point was that ECT should not be forced on patients without their permission, as it currently [...]
