A Late University Graduation
The photo shows Liam with his mother Catherine "Kitty" in New York on May 6,2009, when he was awarded an honorary doctorate by his former university, Queen's University Belfast. After the ceremony, Liam joked that he could now finally tell his mother that he had successfully graduated from university. Liam enrolled at Queen's University Belfast to study physics, computer science and theater studies. However , he dropped out a year later , in 1972. In an earlier interview , Liam spoke about the reasons why he had dropped out of university at the time: "I was unhappy with the academic curriculum and the university's structures , and my grades were bad. I realized that the theoretical subjects I had chosen ( physics and computer science) did not correspond to m true interests. I found the subjects difficult and very dry , which is why I failed the exams ", he said in the interview at the time. After dropping out of his studies at Queen's...