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The Forest is the Path by Gary Lightbody: Moving, lyrical and more than just a companion book to Snow Patrol’s album
Bangor musician maps out the terrain of loss, memory and creative renewal in an imaginative, deeply personal work ...
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘My dad died of dementia. This is what every son should know’
Gary’s dad supported him through break-ups and was the band’s biggest fan. The singer shares what he’s learnt five years on ...
Gary Lightbody was 'broken' by father's death
Snow Patrol star Gary Lightbody has said he felt broken by the death of his father Jack and that writing about it was cathartic. Lightbody's father, who had dementia, died in a nursing home in ...
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‘I was numb for a year, then I bawled my eyes out’ - Gary Lightbody’s journey from grief to creative rebirth in The Forest is the Path
“I DON’T know if I needed to publish it, but I definitely needed to write it,” explains Gary Lightbody of what prompted him to pen his first ever book, published yesterday by Harper Collin ...
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Snow Patrol leader Gary Lightbody tells David Roy about his first ever book, an extremely personal musical memoir...
“I DON’T know if I needed to publish it, but I definitely needed to write it,” explains Gary Lightbody of what prompted him to pen his first ever book, published yesterday by Harper Collin ...
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Snow Patrol was known by two other band names before fame
The British rock band, Snow Patrol, originally had a different name when they were starting out. But they had to change it to ...
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Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody reveals U2's influence on the band
Snow Patrol star Gary Lightbody has revealed U2 taught the band how to be rock stars. The Chasing Cars hitmaker reveals in ...
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‘It was like a fire going out’ - Snow Patrol leader Gary Lightbody pays tribute to late father with first ever book
BANGOR-born music star Gary Lightbody was in Belfast today for a special event to mark the launch of his first ever book. Part of the Belfast Book Festival, tonight’s In Conversation event at ...
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Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody says it took him a year to cry after father’s death
Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has said it took him “a full year” before he cried following the death of his father Jack in December 2019. The Northern Irish musician, 48, details his ...
Music venue founded by Snow Patrol star Gary Lightbody ‘at risk of closure’ if hotel is approved
A top Belfast music venue co-founded by Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody has said plans for a new Cathedral Quarter hotel nearby could lead to its closure over potential noise issues.
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Gary Lightbody: I can’t imagine the day I’d want to walk away from Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol fans can breathe a sign of relief because Gary Lightbody cannot imagine a day when he doesn’t want to make music anymore. The band recently launched their latest album The Forest is ...
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Gary Lightbody was 'broken' by father's death
Snow Patrol star Gary Lightbody has said he felt broken by the death of his father Jack and that writing about it was cathartic. Lightbody's father, who had dementia, died in a nursing home in ...