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Catherine Mayer

Mar 10, 202314 min read

Everything You Know Is Wrong: How the media misrepresented Paula Yates and continues to do so

The emails arrive every year without fail, sometimes in a flurry, and often pegged to the anniversary of our friend's death. A new...

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Catherine Mayer

Dec 24, 20222 min read

My Christmas Tree of Life

Andy was never big on Christmas. Early in our relationship, he suggested we escape the whole business by travelling to a city he imagined...

Catherine Mayer

Dec 19, 20225 min read

Merry Christmas to You and Your Lovely Dead. (And b*ll*cks to moving on)

At a recent media awards dinner, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown mentioned to fellow journalists that she’d be moderating a discussion about public...

Catherine Mayer

Oct 24, 20224 min read

Why we celebrate Boris Johnson's loss

When Boris Johnson declared his intention to stand for Prime Minister, I posted a thread to try to articulate the pain that his candidacy...

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Catherine Mayer

Jul 19, 20226 min read

In For The Kill: On Love Island, La Roux and the Music Industry

For the best part of my life, I’ve loved music and more than a few musicians, especially my late husband, guitarist-producer-composer and...

Catherine Mayer

Feb 22, 20224 min read

Gang of Four: A note to journalists, gig-goers & all the folk who keep messaging me

No. I don’t share your excitement about the start of a tour, later this month, by a band called Gang of Four. Nor would my late husband...

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Catherine Mayer

Jan 27, 20221 min read

Speaking for Andy, again. An open letter to Spotify

27 January 2022 Dear Spotify, If my beloved husband, Andy Gill, hadn’t died at the start of the pandemic, he’d have strong and clear...

Catherine Mayer

Dec 19, 20216 min read

History Isn't Shit. Some Music History Might Be. A Startling Find about the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Every death drags behinds it a long tail of grief, disruption and sadmin, the painful process of sorting out the messes left by your dear...

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