Martin Doyle

Yeah, so I guess when I first started getting into music, I had a friend, Davey, from Lurgan up north where I grew up, and he sort of helped me with my musical education, and he would record tapes, you know, home taping as killing music.

But yeah, he would do... And charge you for it.

And charge me for it, yeah, the type, yes.

So a double edged blessing.

But still, yeah.

He gave you stuff like Visage albums and Depeche Mode.

Again, gave wouldn't be quite correct.

He sold me some of his kind of records that he was no longer had a passion for.

But, you know, to be fair, yeah, he did sort of introduce me to having a record collection of my own.

To be fair, it was the 80s, Matt.

Yes.

But yeah, there was another friend, Paul McAdam, who I think moved over to Manchester and got involved in the music scene.

And he genuinely kind of introduced me to bands that I hadn't heard of, like everything but the girl, the Pogues, who had just started out, and the Blue Nile, who I absolutely love.

And Paul Buchanan's solo album, absolutely fabulous as well.

I think I might still have one of Paul's 12 inches.

So if you're listening, Paul, you can have it back.

You know, I just think it's a magnificent album.

McGowan is a brilliant songwriter.

The Pogues were a brilliant band.

I think I was probably at university in St.