Bono was in the TIME 100 on Thursday — the magazine’s list of what it thinks are the 100 most influential people in the world. But Bono wasn’t on the list. He was asked to write a short essay someone who was: Apple’s top designer, Jonathan Ive. And he invoked a couple Star Wars references [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionPHOTOS: Adam Clayton’s Donated Shoes for Walk In My Shoes 2013
Great thanks to Gary Paul for sharing a few photos with us of the shoes/sneakers that Adam Clayton has donated to this year’s Walk In My Shoes campaign. This is part of a display of celebrity-donated shoes that’s currently at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Dublin. Adam has autographed both sneakers, as you can see below. [...]
U2′s Best Guitar Songs
Gibson has named 10 Great U2 Guitar Songs in a recent feature. Predictably, “Mysterious Ways” and “With Or Without You” made the cut, but the rest of the selections are painfully mainstream. On my personal list, I would have included “The Fly,” “All I Want Is You” and “The Electric Co.” What would have made [...]
What are the odds Bono could be Pope?
With stunning news out of Rome this morning that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning, the oddsmakers are already taking wages on who the next Pope will be. Paddy Power, a bookmaker in Ireland, has issued a list of potential candidates. Concluding the list is Bono, with a 1000 to 1 odds against him! The world [...]
Bono Involved Again with Festival au Desert
You might recall that Bono made a surprise appearance at the annual Festival au Desert in Mali just about one year ago. It seems like he’s involved in the event again this year, even though it’s going to be in a much different form. Due to violence and unrest in the area, the festival has [...]
Bono Appears in New ‘Muscle Shoals’ Music Documentary
Muscle Shoals, a new documentary about the Alabama town that hosted some amazing artists and recording sessions in the 1960s and ’70s, makes its debut at the Sundance Film Festival this Saturday … and Bono makes an appearance in the film. His presence is a bit odd, at least to me, because I’m not aware [...]
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