Drico to write Autobiography..

Peterx

Alan English has said he will be starting from scratch.

SHOVELLER

Putting it another way I now will probably buy the book.

CatFromHue

Why doesn't he just write it himself......so so lazy :P

Aidric

I like a lot of what Kimmage has written but I'm afraid he has come out of this looking like a plum. I doubt there is anymore details to come out of this, it just reveals a shallow move.

If anyone follows him on twitter you will have seen the fawning towards the Indo in recent months, words to the effect that they have given him a lifeline and he is deeply indebted to them. That may be, but to think he has some sort of exclusivity over who O Driscoll gives interviews to is extremely naive.

CatFromHue

Have to say I've thought some of what Kimmage has written has been fantastic but also some not so good.

There was a fairly cheap innuendo from one of the other Indo writers today (http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/bod-cant-kick-kimmage-ghost-into-touch-29967707.html) bizarrely from one who usually gives out about supposed nepotism in the political ranks himself.

Molester Stallone

Kimmage explained himself well, if anybody knows anything about the man & his work, it is that he's totally committed to the task at hand.
He asked for an interview, BOD probably getting paid more for an interview elsewhere says no, they part ways, there's probably a little more to it than that. But we won't be getting any more info I'd say

sydthebeat

Molester Stallone wrote: »

Kimmage explained himself well, if anybody knows anything about the man & his work, it is that he's totally committed to the task at hand.
He asked for an interview, BOD probably getting paid more for an interview elsewhere says no, they part ways, there's probably a little more to it than that. But we won't be getting any more info I'd say

Well that's not exactly what happened. Bod didn't refuse kimmages interview, he refused kimmages request not to give an interview to the Times and only give one to the indo.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

I'd be very surprised if BOD was getting paid for interviews

Molester Stallone

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if BOD was getting paid for interviews

I'd be surprised if he wasn't to be truthful

Arthur Beesley

CatFromHue wrote: »

Why doesn't he just write it himself......so so lazy :P

They should probably drop the autobiography pretense now. It is a biography plain and simple.

Podge_irl

I imagine giving interviews is part of his contract.

Podge_irl

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

They should probably drop the autobiography pretense now. It is a biography plain and simple.

I would imagine the majority of autobiographies are ghost-written.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Podge_irl wrote: »

I imagine giving interviews is part of his contract.

This . It's promoting the irfu

bazzachazza

From the piece Kimmage wrote the day after the announced split, it's Kimmage that comes out looking like a prat. Asking someone not to give an interview to a rival and that any exclusives should ONLY be given to the Indo because they were so good to Kimmage giving him time off not because there is a contract saying so.

I'll be reading the book one way or the other.

Arthur Beesley

Podge_irl wrote: »

I would imagine the majority of autobiographies are ghost-written.

Indeed, but we generally don't hear about it like we have in this case.

Podge_irl

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Indeed, but we generally don't hear about it like we have in this case.

No we don't. But then most ghost writers realise the subject of the book is the main star and don't act like petulant children.

Arthur Beesley

Podge_irl wrote: »

No we don't. But then most ghost writers realise the subject of the book is the main star and don't act like petulant children.

Either way it is a biography with input from the subject.

Ardillaun

CatFromHue wrote: »

Have to say I've thought some of what Kimmage has written has been fantastic but also some not so good.

There was a fairly cheap innuendo from one of the other Indo writers today (http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/bod-cant-kick-kimmage-ghost-into-touch-29967707.html) bizarrely from one who usually gives out about supposed nepotism in the political ranks himself.

The link does not work.

Eoin

Here it is:
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/bod-cant-kick-kimmage-ghost-into-touch-29967707.html

CatFromHue

Kimmage should really have known BOD wouldn't do an interview with the Indo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVU0_jdZbEc

:D