Gavin Edwards (writer) explained

Gavin Edwards (born 1968) is an American journalist and non-fiction writer. He has written 14 books, including The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing, and Bad Motherfucker:The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, the Coolest Man in Hollywood. He co-wrote MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, a New York Times bestseller published in 2023. ^[1]

Early life and education

Edwards was born in New York to Scilla and James Edwards. He graduated from Yale University in 1990 with a BA in English.^[2]

Career

Focused primarily on music, Edwards began working as a contributing editor and associate editor at Details in 1991. He later wrote for Wired, the New York Times and Rolling Stone, where, as a contributing editor, he wrote 12 cover stories.^{[3] [4]}

In 1995, Touchstone Books published the first of Edwards' five books on misheard lyrics, Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy. ^{[5] [6]}

Edwards' 2016 book, The Tao of Bill Murray, consisted of a brief biography of Bill Murray, a 106-page filmography of 59 films, and a breakdown of the "10 Principles of Bill," a "kind of existentialist/Zen mashup that preaches a heightened awareness of the present."^{[7] [8]}

Personal life

Edwards and his wife, curator Jennifer Sudul Edwards, live in Charlotte, North Carolina with their son and daughter.^[9]

Bibliography

• MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, with Joanna Robinson and Dave Gonzales; Liverlight, October 2023
• Bad Motherfucker: The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, the Coolest Man in Hollywood; Hachette; October 2021;
• Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever; Dey St.; October 2019;
• The World According to Tom Hanks: The Life, the Obsessions, the Good Deeds of America's Most Decent Guy; Grand Central Publishing; October 2018;
• The Beautiful Book of Exquisite Corpses: A Creative Game of Limitless Possibilities; Penguin Books, August 2018
• The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing; Random House; September 2016.
• Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums Drums Drums (by Travis Barker with Gavin Edwards); HarperCollins; October 2015
• Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind; It Books; October 2013
• VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave (with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn); Atria Books; May 2013
• Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton's Little John?: Music's Most Enduring Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed; Three Rivers Press; August 2006
• Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly: And Other Misheard Christmas Lyrics; HarperPerennial; October 1998
• When a Man Loves a Walnut: And Even More Misheard Lyrics; Fireside; November 1997
• He's Got the Whole World in his Pants: And More Misheard Lyrics; Fireside; November 1996
• 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy: And Other Misheard Lyrics; Fireside; April 1995

Notes and References

1. News: 2023-10-20 . How Superheroes Took Over the Multiplex . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-25 . 0362-4331.
2. News: WEDDINGS; Jennifer Sudul, Gavin Edwards. 5 October 2015. New York Times. May 26, 2002.
3. Edwards. Gavin. Archives. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. 12 October 2015.
4. Web site: Martin. Rachel. Author Interviews: Gavin Edwards. National Public Radio. NPR. 3 October 2015. October 27, 2013.
5. News: Picks and Pans staff. Picks and Pans Review: 'scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy and Other Misheard Lyrics. 12 October 2015. People Magazine. May 22, 1995.
6. News: Sternbergh. Adam. Canceled Berets, Cross-Eyed Bears and Other Enduring Mondegreens. 5 October 2015. New York Times. July 20, 2012.
7. News: Teetor. Paul. 10 Ways to Live Life Like Bill Murray. 8 September 2016. Los Angeles Weekly. August 29, 2016.
8. News: The Tao of Bill Murray. 8 September 2016. Kirkus Reviews. July 19, 2016.
9. News: Washburn. Mark. Curator as Dynamo. 5 October 2015. Charlotte Observer. May 24, 2015.