David Cavanagh

David Cavanagh was an Irish writer and music journalist, best known for his the critically acclaimed 2000 book "My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry for the Prize", which detailed the rise and fall of Creation Records, and for his editorship of "Select" magazine in the 1990s.
Cavanagh was born in Dublin, and grew up in Northern Ireland. During his career, he wrote for "Sounds," "Select," "Q," "Uncut" and "Mojo." 
He died by suicide in December 2018, aged 54.