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'''Paul McGuinness''' (born 17 June 1951) is the main shareholder and founder of [[Principle Management Limited]]: an artist management company based in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], which has managed [[U2]] from the start of their successful career. He is the manager of [[U2]], [[PJ Harvey]] and [[The Rapture (band)|The Rapture]]. He previously managed [[Paddy Casey]].
'''Paul McGuinness''' (born 17 June 1951) is the main shareholder and founder of [[Principle Management Limited]]: an artist management company based in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], which has managed [[U2]] from the start of their successful career. He is the manager of [[U2]], [[PJ Harvey]] and [[The Rapture (band)|The Rapture]]. He previously managed [[Paddy Casey]].


==Early life==
==Personal life==
McGuinness was born in [[Rinteln]] near [[Hanover]], [[Germany]], in a [[British Army]] hospital. His father, Philip McGuinness, a [[Liverpool|Liverpudlian]], was serving there with the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]]. His mother Sheila McGuinness neé Lyne, was a schoolteacher from Lauragh, [[County Kerry]], [[Ireland]]. There were three children in the family: Paul, Niall and Katy. McGuinness was sent to boarding school in Ireland in 1961, [[Clongowes Wood College]], run by the [[Jesuits]]. He then went on to [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]] in Dublin where he directed plays and edited the magazine [[T.C.D. Miscellany]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=i942y2-5kZoC&pg=PT100&lpg=PT100&dq=T.C.D.+Miscellany+McGuinness&source=bl&ots=DJNBCqobIP&sig=mADMCmDCLFGeIqnelnYtHXV18_c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4UJ5Uc_JIsrCPIb_gJAO&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBA |title=Trinity Tales: Trinity College Dublin in the Seventies - Kathy Gilfillan - Google Books |first= |last= Daniel Reardon |work=books.google.co.uk |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref> but left without completing his degree.
McGuinness was born in [[Rinteln]] near [[Hanover]], [[Germany]], in a [[British Army]] hospital. His father, Philip McGuinness, a [[Liverpool|Liverpudlian]], was serving there with the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]]. His mother Sheila McGuinness née Lyne, was a schoolteacher from Lauragh, [[County Kerry]], [[Ireland]]. There were three children in the family: Paul, Niall and Katy. McGuinness was sent to boarding school in Ireland in 1961, [[Clongowes Wood College]], run by the [[Jesuits]]. He then went on to [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]] in Dublin where he directed plays and edited the magazine [[T.C.D. Miscellany]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=i942y2-5kZoC&pg=PT100&lpg=PT100&dq=T.C.D.+Miscellany+McGuinness&source=bl&ots=DJNBCqobIP&sig=mADMCmDCLFGeIqnelnYtHXV18_c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4UJ5Uc_JIsrCPIb_gJAO&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBA |title=Trinity Tales: Trinity College Dublin in the Seventies - Kathy Gilfillan - Google Books |first= |last= Daniel Reardon |work=books.google.co.uk |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref> but left without completing his degree.


Before becoming involved with U2, he worked as a film technician on productions such as [[John Boorman]]'s [[Zardoz]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} For a time, he also managed folk-rock group Spud.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.atu2.com/news/profile-paul-mcguinness-they-do-the-music-he-does-the-business.html |title=Profile: Paul McGuinness: They Do the Music, He Does the Business |first= |last=Sunday Times |work=atu2.com |year=2013 [last update] |quote=folk-rock group |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>
Before becoming involved with U2, he worked as a film technician on productions such as [[John Boorman]]'s [[Zardoz]].<ref>http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1568654/u2-manager-paul-mcguinness-on-mark-fisher-he-turned-everyones-wild-ideas</ref> For a time, he also managed folk-rock group Spud.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.atu2.com/news/profile-paul-mcguinness-they-do-the-music-he-does-the-business.html |title=Profile: Paul McGuinness: They Do the Music, He Does the Business |first= |last=Sunday Times |work=atu2.com |year=2013 [last update] |quote=folk-rock group |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>


He was a founding partner of [[TV3 (Ireland)]] and is a director of Ardmore Studios.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfqlausnaucw/rss2/ |title=Ardmore Studios profits drop 41% |publisher=[[Irish Examiner]] |first=Gordon |last=Deegan |date=2011-10-17 |accessdate=24 December 2011}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Phantom FM]] consortium that in November 2004 secured a broadcasting licence for alternative rock music radio station in the [[Dublin]] area and co-founder of the Celtic Heartbeat label, part of [[Universal Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19950316&id=T3AaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8SwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5814,611145 |title=The Milwaukee Journal - Google News Archive Search |first= |last=Tina maples |work=news.google.com |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>
He was a founding partner of [[TV3 (Ireland)]] and is a director of Ardmore Studios.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfqlausnaucw/rss2/ |title=Ardmore Studios profits drop 41% |publisher=[[Irish Examiner]] |first=Gordon |last=Deegan |date=2011-10-17 |accessdate=24 December 2011}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Phantom FM]] consortium that in November 2004 secured a broadcasting licence for alternative rock music radio station in the [[Dublin]] area and co-founder of the Celtic Heartbeat label, part of [[Universal Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19950316&id=T3AaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8SwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5814,611145 |title=The Milwaukee Journal - Google News Archive Search |first= |last=Tina maples |work=news.google.com |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>
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He became a member of the [[Arts Council of Ireland]] on 1 January 1988, having been nominated by [[Charles Haughey]] and served until February 2000 when he resigned.<ref name="U2: An Irish Phenomenon">{{cite book | title=U2: An Irish Phenomenon | publisher=The Collins Press | author=Višnja Cogan | year=2006 | pages=163–167 | isbn=1905172222}}</ref>
He became a member of the [[Arts Council of Ireland]] on 1 January 1988, having been nominated by [[Charles Haughey]] and served until February 2000 when he resigned.<ref name="U2: An Irish Phenomenon">{{cite book | title=U2: An Irish Phenomenon | publisher=The Collins Press | author=Višnja Cogan | year=2006 | pages=163–167 | isbn=1905172222}}</ref>


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He was nicknamed by [[Virgin Prunes|The Prunes]] as "The Goose", according to [[Bono]] in the book ''U2 by U2''. Bono said: "The Prunes came up with a name for Paul. He was The Goose."<ref name="U2 by U2">{{Cite book|title=U2 by U2|publisher=HarperCollins|date=|ISBN=978-0-06-077674-9|author=Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.}}</ref>
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==Work with U2==

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McGuinness married Kathy Gilfillan in 1977.<ref name="Unforgettable Fire">{{cite book | title=Unforgettable Fire The Story of U2 | publisher=Penguin | author=Eamon Dunphy | year=1987 | pages=141 | isbn=0670821047}}</ref> They met whilst he was studying in Trinity. Kathy Gilfillan is director of The Lilliput Press Limited<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.duedil.com/director/700125345/kathy-gilfillan |title=Kathy Gilfillan's Director Profile, The Lilliput Press Limited. |first= |last= |work=duedil.com |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013 }}</ref> McGuinness's brother, Niall died of a heart attack in 1993 but his sister, Katy is a writer and lives with her family in Monkstown, Co. Dublin.

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==Work with U2 ==
McGuinness first met U2 at a Dublin gig on 25 May 1978 where they were supporting the Gamblers<ref name="Unforgettable Fire">{{cite book | title=Unforgettable Fire The Story of U2 | publisher=Penguin | author=Eamon Dunphy | year=1987 | pages=147 | isbn=0670821047}}</ref> and became their manager, having been introduced to the band by [[Bill Graham (author)|Bill Graham]] a journalist with [[Hot Press]] magazine.<ref name="McCormick (2006)">{{cite book | title=U2 by U2 | publisher=HarperCollins | author=McCormick, Neil | year=2006 | pages=53–56 | isbn=0-00-719668-7}}</ref>
McGuinness first met U2 at a Dublin gig on 25 May 1978 where they were supporting the Gamblers<ref name="Unforgettable Fire">{{cite book | title=Unforgettable Fire The Story of U2 | publisher=Penguin | author=Eamon Dunphy | year=1987 | pages=147 | isbn=0670821047}}</ref> and became their manager, having been introduced to the band by [[Bill Graham (author)|Bill Graham]] a journalist with [[Hot Press]] magazine.<ref name="McCormick (2006)">{{cite book | title=U2 by U2 | publisher=HarperCollins | author=McCormick, Neil | year=2006 | pages=53–56 | isbn=0-00-719668-7}}</ref>


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He is regarded as the fifth member of U2 and one of the most successful managers in the music industry.<ref name="Strategy and Strategists">{{cite book | title=Strategy and Strategists | publisher=OUP Oxford | author=Cunningham, James and Harney, Brian | year=2012 | pages=41 | isbn=0199219710}}</ref>
He is regarded as the fifth member of U2 and one of the most successful managers in the music industry.<ref name="Strategy and Strategists">{{cite book | title=Strategy and Strategists | publisher=OUP Oxford | author=Cunningham, James and Harney, Brian | year=2012 | pages=41 | isbn=0199219710}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Other Activities==
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He was nicknamed by [[Virgin Prunes|The Prunes]] as "The Goose", according to [[Bono]] in the book ''U2 by U2''. Bono said: "The Prunes came up with a name for Paul. He was The Goose."<ref name="U2 by U2">{{Cite book|title=U2 by U2|publisher=HarperCollins|date=|ISBN=978-0-06-077674-9|author=Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.}}</ref>

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McGuinness married Kathy Gilfillan in 1977.<ref name="Unforgettable Fire">{{cite book | title=Unforgettable Fire The Story of U2 | publisher=Penguin | author=Eamon Dunphy | year=1987 | pages=141 | isbn=0670821047}}</ref> They met whilst he was studying in Trinity, together they have two children, Alexandra a film director,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/movies/lotus-eaters-directed-by-alexandra-mcguinness.html?_r=0 |title=‘Lotus Eaters,’ Directed by Alexandra McGuinness - NYTimes.com |first= |last=Andy Webster |work=movies.nytimes.com |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref> and Max a writer.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/colins-cricket-time-out-26221998.html |title=Colin's cricket time out - Independent.ie |first= |last=GLM |work=independent.ie |year=2013 [last update] |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-207515889.html |title=MAX McGUINNESS begins his studies &#91;...&#93;; TALK OF THE TOWN.(Features) - Daily Mail (London) &#124; HighBeam Research |first= |last=HANNAH-LOUISE DUNNE |work=highbeam.com |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref> Kathy Gilfillan is director of The Lilliput Press Limited<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.duedil.com/director/700125345/kathy-gilfillan |title=Kathy Gilfillan's Director Profile, The Lilliput Press Limited. |first= |last= |work=duedil.com |year=2013 |accessdate=25 April 2013 }}</ref> McGuinness' brother, Niall died of a heart attack in 1993 but his sister, Katy is a writer and lives with her family in Monkstown, Co. Dublin.

He is a prominent and outspoken advocate on behalf of artists, record labels and music publishers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466538/qa-u2-manager-paul-mcguinness-reflects-on-steve-jobs-passing |title=Q&A: U2 Manager Paul McGuinness Reflects on Steve Jobs' Passing &#124; Billboard |first= |last=Bill Werde |work=billboard.com |year=2013 [last update] |quote=a more prominent, more outspoken advocate on behalf of artists, record labels, publishers and other rights-holders |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref> On January 28, 2008, in a speech at the [[Midem]] music industry convention in Cannes, McGuinness called on governments to compel ISPs to introduce mandatory "three strike" service disconnections to end unauthorized downloading, and specifically accused companies such as Apple, Google, Yahoo!, Oracle, and Facebook of building "multi billion dollar industries on the back of our content without paying for it".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c9679b4-cde0-11dc-9e4e-000077b07658.html#axzz2RSihSuxM |title=U2 manager urges ISPs to help fight web piracy - FT.com |first= |last=Ben Fenton |work=ft.com |year=2013 [last update] |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/google-is-the-problem-u2-manager-tells-midem/ |title=Google is the problem, U2 manager tells MIDEM &#124; CMU: Complete Music Update |first= |last=CMU editorial |work=thecmuwebsite.com |year=2013 [last update] |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>
He is a prominent and outspoken advocate on behalf of artists, record labels and music publishers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466538/qa-u2-manager-paul-mcguinness-reflects-on-steve-jobs-passing |title=Q&A: U2 Manager Paul McGuinness Reflects on Steve Jobs' Passing &#124; Billboard |first= |last=Bill Werde |work=billboard.com |year=2013 [last update] |quote=a more prominent, more outspoken advocate on behalf of artists, record labels, publishers and other rights-holders |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref> On January 28, 2008, in a speech at the [[Midem]] music industry convention in Cannes, McGuinness called on governments to compel ISPs to introduce mandatory "three strike" service disconnections to end unauthorized downloading, and specifically accused companies such as Apple, Google, Yahoo!, Oracle, and Facebook of building "multi billion dollar industries on the back of our content without paying for it".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c9679b4-cde0-11dc-9e4e-000077b07658.html#axzz2RSihSuxM |title=U2 manager urges ISPs to help fight web piracy - FT.com |first= |last=Ben Fenton |work=ft.com |year=2013 [last update] |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/google-is-the-problem-u2-manager-tells-midem/ |title=Google is the problem, U2 manager tells MIDEM &#124; CMU: Complete Music Update |first= |last=CMU editorial |work=thecmuwebsite.com |year=2013 [last update] |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>


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This article is about the music manager. For the footballer, see Paul McGuinness (footballer). For the musician, see Shane MacGowan and The Popes.
Paul McGuinness
Background information
Birth namePaul McGuinness
Born (1951-06-17) 17 June 1951 (age 73)
OriginRinteln, Germany
Occupation(s)Music Manager
Years active1979–present

Paul McGuinness (born 17 June 1951) is the main shareholder and founder of Principle Management Limited: an artist management company based in Dublin, Ireland, which has managed U2 from the start of their successful career. He is the manager of U2, PJ Harvey and The Rapture. He previously managed Paddy Casey.

Personal life

McGuinness was born in Rinteln near Hanover, Germany, in a British Army hospital. His father, Philip McGuinness, a Liverpudlian, was serving there with the RAF. His mother Sheila McGuinness née Lyne, was a schoolteacher from Lauragh, County Kerry, Ireland. There were three children in the family: Paul, Niall and Katy. McGuinness was sent to boarding school in Ireland in 1961, Clongowes Wood College, run by the Jesuits. He then went on to Trinity College in Dublin where he directed plays and edited the magazine T.C.D. Miscellany,[1] but left without completing his degree.

Before becoming involved with U2, he worked as a film technician on productions such as John Boorman's Zardoz.[2] For a time, he also managed folk-rock group Spud.[3]

He was a founding partner of TV3 (Ireland) and is a director of Ardmore Studios.[4] He is a member of the Phantom FM consortium that in November 2004 secured a broadcasting licence for alternative rock music radio station in the Dublin area and co-founder of the Celtic Heartbeat label, part of Universal Records.[5]

He became a member of the Arts Council of Ireland on 1 January 1988, having been nominated by Charles Haughey and served until February 2000 when he resigned.[6]

He was nicknamed by The Prunes as "The Goose", according to Bono in the book U2 by U2. Bono said: "The Prunes came up with a name for Paul. He was The Goose."[7]

McGuinness married Kathy Gilfillan in 1977.[8] They met whilst he was studying in Trinity. Kathy Gilfillan is director of The Lilliput Press Limited[9] McGuinness's brother, Niall died of a heart attack in 1993 but his sister, Katy is a writer and lives with her family in Monkstown, Co. Dublin.

Work with U2

McGuinness first met U2 at a Dublin gig on 25 May 1978 where they were supporting the Gamblers[8] and became their manager, having been introduced to the band by Bill Graham a journalist with Hot Press magazine.[10]

He founded Principle Management Limited on 29 Mar 1984,[11] the name being chosen because he wanted to be more principled than other managers.[12]

In 1985, McGuinness commissioned Eamon Dunphy to write the story of U2's early years. The book Unforgettable Fire - The Story of U2 was published in 1987.

McGuinness and Bill Whelan set up a music publishing company called McGuinness/Whelan Publishing in the late 1980's.[6]

In 2002 McGuinness was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Meteor Music Awards at Point Theatre Dublin and U2 won the best Irish Band Award.[13]

As a result of the cap on artists' tax exemption in Ireland, in June 2006 McGuinness advised U2 to move it's song publishing assets to Promogroup in The Netherlands, to minimise their tax burden.[14][15]

Noted for his business acumen, he has been responsible for U2 3D concert films, U2-branded iPods, sponsorship from BlackBerry and the first ever concert streamed live on YouTube.[16]

He is regarded as the fifth member of U2 and one of the most successful managers in the music industry.[17]

Other Activities

He is a prominent and outspoken advocate on behalf of artists, record labels and music publishers.[18] On January 28, 2008, in a speech at the Midem music industry convention in Cannes, McGuinness called on governments to compel ISPs to introduce mandatory "three strike" service disconnections to end unauthorized downloading, and specifically accused companies such as Apple, Google, Yahoo!, Oracle, and Facebook of building "multi billion dollar industries on the back of our content without paying for it".[19][20]

References

  1. ^ Daniel Reardon (2013). "Trinity Tales: Trinity College Dublin in the Seventies - Kathy Gilfillan - Google Books". books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1568654/u2-manager-paul-mcguinness-on-mark-fisher-he-turned-everyones-wild-ideas
  3. ^ Sunday Times (2013 [last update]). "Profile: Paul McGuinness: They Do the Music, He Does the Business". atu2.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. folk-rock group {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  4. ^ Deegan, Gordon (2011-10-17). "Ardmore Studios profits drop 41%". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  5. ^ Tina maples (2013). "The Milwaukee Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  6. ^ a b Višnja Cogan (2006). U2: An Irish Phenomenon. The Collins Press. pp. 163–167. ISBN 1905172222.
  7. ^ Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. U2 by U2. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-077674-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b Eamon Dunphy (1987). Unforgettable Fire The Story of U2. Penguin. p. 141. ISBN 0670821047. Cite error: The named reference "Unforgettable Fire" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Kathy Gilfillan's Director Profile, The Lilliput Press Limited". duedil.com. 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  10. ^ McCormick, Neil (2006). U2 by U2. HarperCollins. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-00-719668-7.
  11. ^ "Principle Management Limited in , Company Accounts & Directors Webcheck | Duedil". duedil.com. 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  12. ^ The Sunday Times 12 July 1998 (2013 [last update]). "Out of Control". atu2.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Meteor - Meteor Ireland Music Awards Past Winners". meteor.ie. 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  14. ^ Lynnley Browning (February 4, 2007). "The Netherlands, the New Tax Shelter Hot Spot - New York Times". The New York Times. New York: NYTC. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  15. ^ Daniel McConnell (2013). "U2 move their rock empire out of Ireland - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  16. ^ Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson (2013 [last update]). "Lunch with the FT: Paul McGuinness - FT.com". ft.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. He claims no creative role but can take credit for a series of eye-catching deals. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  17. ^ Cunningham, James and Harney, Brian (2012). Strategy and Strategists. OUP Oxford. p. 41. ISBN 0199219710.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Bill Werde (2013 [last update]). "Q&A: U2 Manager Paul McGuinness Reflects on Steve Jobs' Passing | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. a more prominent, more outspoken advocate on behalf of artists, record labels, publishers and other rights-holders {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  19. ^ Ben Fenton (2013 [last update]). "U2 manager urges ISPs to help fight web piracy - FT.com". ft.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  20. ^ CMU editorial (2013 [last update]). "Google is the problem, U2 manager tells MIDEM | CMU: Complete Music Update". thecmuwebsite.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)


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