Tony Bryant’s book is out!
“A Cohort of Creative Bohemians and interesting individuals” by Tony Bryant
Englishman Tony Bryant has lived on the the Costa del Sol in Spain for the last 25 years and has been reporting on the cultural scene of the Costa del Sol through his work as a journalist with SUR, Malaga’s most popular and longest running English language paper. Through his work he has met luminaries in the realms of art, literature, music and film along with other interesting characters and celebrities with unique stories to tell.
In his newly published book, “A Cohort of Creative Bohemians” he highlights some of his favourite people that he has met and interviewed.
I first met Tony Bryant when he interviewed me for an article on me, my art and how I live and inspire others with dyslexia for the SUR newspaper. I’m now proud to be included in his “cohort of bohemians” where Tony gives an indepth account of the times we met and the things we discussed including my childhood in Dublin, art residency in La Casa Amarilla, travels and work in Spain and being an artist with dyslexia.
Here’s a small exerpt from the book which I find quite funny! PIGSY and the authors first meeting
In Tony’s words……
“I first interviewed him in his studio, which was situated in the back streets of Malaga, close to the Carmen Thyssen Museum.
His art is quite chaotic, and so I assumed his studio would be cluttered and disorderly: it was the opposite. However, the artist explained that his wife had insisted on tidying up before “the guy from the newspaper” arrived. Having since visited his studio on several occassions, it became obvious that my initial assumption was correct”
Author Tony Bryant pictured with PIGSY’s artwork “I’ve Given Enough” which was shown at an outdoor exhibition in Malaga City for the “Off Yellow” group show
CNN’s International Business Correspondent ^ Anchorman Richard Quest (of “Quest means Business”) on a visit to the Costa del Sol with author Tony Bryant
PIGSY and Author Tony Bryant, pictured in La Casa Amarilla Gallery, Malaga in March 2021
The Cohort!
Other notable interviewees included in the book are CNN’s International Business Correspondant Richard Quest of the notable “Quest means Business” show and Marbella TV’s Nicole King as well as others like Barbadian singer Magnet Man and musicians Martin Hope and Jesse Lynn-Dean of the The Wasps.
You can click below for the CNN website to see a video of Richard Quest visiting the Pablo Picasso Museum in Malaga.
Bohemian Cohort Listing
Andrew Lin
Andy Paterson
Anne Hernández
Brad Bernard
Captain Tom Moore
Carmella Dight
Cath John
Chandy Haggett
Charlee d’Anvers
Chris Stewart
Chris Turner
Colin Stoddart
Dana International
Dave Barraclough
Dave Thompson
Father Louis Darrant
George McCrae
Harry Stewart
Jeff Roope
Jenny Head
Joan Fallon
Karen McMahon
Kjell Sporrong
PIGSY and the author at PIGSY’s “I Went to Mass” Art Exhibition in La Casa Amarilla Galerie in Malaga, Spain in 2021
Tony Bryant captures the conversations he had with PIGSY about living life as a person with dyslexia which helps to bring greater understanding to those who who live with it or are involved with people who have dyslexia
Leslie Thomson
Lucy Pardoe
Lyn Volgarino
Marcus Myers
Mel Williams
Mud Morganfield
Paul Stylianou
Rainer Helin
Richard Butterworth
Robert Van Damm
Rod Younger
Shelagh Tennant
Tina Hall
Tony Vino
Vera King
William Mark
For more books & writings by Tony Bryant, you can check out Tony’s website here.