Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish
singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a
founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes.Friday was
born in Dublin and grew up in Ballygall, a neighbourhood located on
Dublin's Northside located between Finglas and Glasnevin where he went
to school. When he was fourteen years old and living on Cedarwood
Road, he met Bono and Guggi at a party to which he had not been
invited. Bono said: "We caught him trying to steal something of the
house. Classic teenage stuff... but we became friends."He was a
founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes and has
recorded several solo albums and soundtracks.
singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a
founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes.Friday was
born in Dublin and grew up in Ballygall, a neighbourhood located on
Dublin's Northside located between Finglas and Glasnevin where he went
to school. When he was fourteen years old and living on Cedarwood
Road, he met Bono and Guggi at a party to which he had not been
invited. Bono said: "We caught him trying to steal something of the
house. Classic teenage stuff... but we became friends."He was a
founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes and has
recorded several solo albums and soundtracks.
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