Gavin Edwards (writer)

Gavin Edwards
Occupation Author, journalist
Nationality American
Alma mater Yale University
Subject Music, pop culture
Years active 1990–present
Spouse Jennifer Edwards
Website
www.rulefortytwo.com

Gavin Edwards is an American writer. A contributing editor for Rolling Stone, he is the author of nine books, including the acclaimed 2013 biography of River Phoenix, Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind and the New York Times bestseller VJ:The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave (with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn).[1][2][3] Edwards has written four books on mondegreens and has contributed to The New York Times and Wired, among other publications.[4]

Biography

Edwards was born in New York to Scilla and James Edwards. He graduated from Yale University in 1990 with a BA in English.[5]

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.[6][7]

Edwards published his first book of misheard lyrics in 1995. Titled 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, it was published by Touchstone Books.[8][9] Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, which Edwards wrote with Travis Barker, was released in October 2015.[10]

Edwards' book, The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing, will be published in September 2016. It consists of a brief biography of Murray, a 106-page filmography in which Edwards analyzes Murray’s role in 59 films, and a breakdown of the "10 Principals of Bill," a "kind of existentialist/Zen mashup that preaches a heightened awareness of the present."[11][12]

Edwards and his wife, curator Jennifer Sudul Edwards, live in Charlotte, North Carolina with their two sons.[5][13]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Lopez, Korina (October 22, 2013). "About 'Last Night,' the story of River Phoenix". USA Today. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Best Sellers (Hardcover Nonfiction)". New York Times. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Garner, Eric (August 27, 2009). Garner's Modern American Usage. Oxford University Press. p. 546. ISBN 0195382757. The leading books on the subject are by Gavin Edwards.
  5. 1 2 "WEDDINGS; Jennifer Sudul, Gavin Edwards". New York Times. May 26, 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Edwards, Gavin. "Archives". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Martin, Rachel (October 27, 2013). "Author Interviews: Gavin Edwards". National Public Radio. NPR. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Sternbergh, Adam (July 20, 2012). "Canceled Berets, Cross-Eyed Bears and Other Enduring Mondegreens". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Us Weekly Staff (October 16, 2015). "Travis Barker Details Harrowing Plane Crash in New Book". Us. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Teetor, Paul (August 29, 2016). "10 Ways to Live Life Like Bill Murray". Los Angeles Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Tao of Bill Murray". Kirkus Reviews. July 19, 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Washburn, Mark (May 24, 2015). "Curator as Dynamo". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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