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Paul McGuinness (born 16 June 1951) is a British talent manager. He was the founder of Principle Management Limited, a popular music act management company based in Dublin, Ireland. He was the manager of the rock band U2 from 1978 to 2013.
Nov 16, 2013 · When Paul McGuinness began managing U2, in 1978, they were playing in car parks. This week he announced he would no longer be the ‘fifth member’ of the most successful live band of all time....
Feb 18, 2014 · In fact, Paul McGuinness, who was an assistant director of TV commercials when he started managing U2, is the fifth member of the band. They’ve had the same tour manager, Dennis Sheehan, for ...
Oct 11, 2021 · There was something hidden in the small print that would not become known until 2013: their manager Paul McGuinness, the man who had discovered them in 1978 and could be considered the fifth...
Mar 13, 2023 · Back in 1980, when U2 emerged out of Ireland with the hard-charging, post-punk single "I Will Follow," the band seemed so humble and unassuming. Little did the world know that the band would explode, both in sound and worldwide popularity, and become one of the last truly great and gigantic rock bands.
With the band members still inexperienced at that point and manager Paul McGuinness giving them autonomy in their music-making process, Lillywhite speculated that he had more influence over the sound of Boy than any other producer of any other U2 album.
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Aug 30, 1997 · Born in Germany in 1951, the son of an RAF pilot from Liverpool and a Kerry school teacher, McGuinness lived in Malta and England before arriving in Ireland aged 10 to continue his education at a...