Gavin Edwards (writer)

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Gavin Edwards
Born1968
OccupationAuthor, journalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Yale University
SubjectMusic, pop culture
Years active1990–present
SpouseJennifer Edwards
Website
www.rulefortytwo.com

Gavin Edwards (born 1968) is an American journalist and non-fiction writer. [1] He is the author of 14 books, including the biographies Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind, The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing [2] [3] and Bad Motherfucker:The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, the Coolest Man in Hollywood. [4] [5] Edwards has written for Rolling Stone , The New York Times , and Wired , among other publications. [6]

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Biography

Edwards was born in New York to Scilla and James Edwards. He graduated from Yale University in 1990 with a BA in English. [7]

Focused primarily on music, Edwards began working as a contributing editor and associate editor at Details in 1991. In 1999, he began writing for Rolling Stone, where, as a contributing editor, he has written 12 cover stories. [8] [9]

Edwards published his first book of misheard lyrics in 1995. Titled 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, it was published by Touchstone Books. [10] [11] Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, which Edwards wrote with Travis Barker, was released in October 2015. [12]

Edwards' 2016 book, The Tao of Bill Murray, consisted of a brief biography of Bill Murray, a 106-page filmography of 59 films, and a breakdown of the "10 Principles of Bill," a "kind of existentialist/Zen mashup that preaches a heightened awareness of the present." [13] [14]

Edwards and his wife, curator Jennifer Sudul Edwards, live in Charlotte, North Carolina with their two sons. [7] [15]

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References

  1. Edwards, Gavin (2013). Last night at the Viper Room : River Phoenix and the Hollywood he left behind. Internet Archive. New York : It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN   978-0-06-227315-4.
  2. Jupp, Emily (November 27, 2013). "Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind, By Gavin Edwards: Book review". The Independent. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. Lopez, Korina (October 22, 2013). "About 'Last Night,' the story of River Phoenix". USA Today. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. "Nonfiction Book Review: Bad Motherfucker: The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, the Coolest Man in Hollywood by Gavin Edwards. Hachette, $29 (368p) ISBN 978-0-306924-32-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  5. "Best Sellers (Hardcover Nonfiction)". New York Times. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. Garner, Eric (August 27, 2009). Garner's Modern American Usage. Oxford University Press. p. 546. ISBN   978-0195382754. The leading books on the subject are by Gavin Edwards.
  7. 1 2 "WEDDINGS; Jennifer Sudul, Gavin Edwards". New York Times. May 26, 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  8. Edwards, Gavin. "Archives". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  9. Martin, Rachel (October 27, 2013). "Author Interviews: Gavin Edwards". National Public Radio. NPR. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  10. Picks and Pans staff (May 22, 1995). "Picks and Pans Review: 'scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy and Other Misheard Lyrics". People Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  11. Sternbergh, Adam (July 20, 2012). "Canceled Berets, Cross-Eyed Bears and Other Enduring Mondegreens". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  12. Us Weekly Staff (October 16, 2015). "Travis Barker Details Harrowing Plane Crash in New Book". Us. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  13. Teetor, Paul (August 29, 2016). "10 Ways to Live Life Like Bill Murray". Los Angeles Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  14. "The Tao of Bill Murray". Kirkus Reviews. July 19, 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. Washburn, Mark (May 24, 2015). "Curator as Dynamo". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 5 October 2015.