#class-and-privilege

#class-and-privilege

But buried beneath his recent reclaim of relevance is one widely accepted truth: he f*cking sucks. This has nothing to do with his politics. He can vote however he wants and believe whatever he wants. The problem is simpler and deeper than that. He's a rich kid pretending to be something he's not, making terrible music, and selling it to an audience that deserves better than being pandered to by someone who wouldn't recognize their lives if he tripped over them.

Twenty-five years ago, as a long summer drew to a close, a night out ended in tragedy. It changed the lives of four young men forever, ending another's far too soon. It happened in an unlikely place, the leafy, affluent suburb of Donnybrook in south Dublin. A fight broke out among a group of young men outside Anabel's nightclub. When it was over, 18-year-old Brian Murphy lay on the ground. Hours later, he was pronounced dead.