Comments on: Bono: Waking Up Dead Men?

By: helly

helly — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:37:26 +0000

The old lady behind them are just hardly not blind because of Ali’s half-nakid look at the funeral.Shameless!

By: andy

andy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:46:15 +0000

that old duck behind him doesn’t look very impressed

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:36:48 +0000

There are several reasons why Bono may get an mention, and they’re often very different reasons.

He gets a mention when Helms dies, because he convinced Helms to back fighting AIDS in africa. It was a complete 180 for Helms.

The Pope, because, among other things, you don’t generally associate Rock/Pop stars with the Pope.

The rest are largely because he was friends with those that died. As I recall, Orbison died not long after Mystery Girl (nevermind that U2 as at the absolute pinnacle of their popularity.

And, of course, as was already mentioned, he’s very quotable.

By: rihannsu

rihannsu — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:50:06 +0000

I think it’s mainly that the press knows Bono will say something fantastic. The press loves a good sound bite or a good line and they know that Bono will deliver the goods as well as get a lot more recognition for the story. I think that’s why he shows up in so many documentaries as well. Face it, a quote from Bono or an apperance increases the potential audience almost exponetially. I’ve notices over the past several years that publicity hounds will go to almost any lenths to make a Bono reference because it guarantees a much wider press coverage for whatever they are shilling. Be it positive or negative the mere mention of Bono’s name is publicity gold.

By: Silvrlvr

Silvrlvr — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:22:46 +0000

Is that Benazir Bhutto in the row behind him? Cue the Twilight Zone music…