Writing about Bono is how Randall J. Stephens began the epilogue to his new book The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘N’ Roll (Harvard University Press, 2018). After five chapters tracing the history from the 1950s forward of the dynamic, complicated relationship between American conservative Christians and rock ‘n’ roll, Stephens wrote in […]
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Bono’s poem for Billy Graham: On his “lyric voice”
With the passing of the Rev. Billy Graham today at the age of 99, it seems appropriate to share again Bono’s poem he wrote about Graham when he visited him and his family on March 11, 2002. (The poem and photographs are on display at The Billy Graham Library, which has posted its official obituary […]
Bono says more about faith and art in new interview
It was one year ago today that Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, launched a ground-breaking initiative called Fuller Studio with an inaugural film featuring Bono and Eugene Peterson. The pair, along with director David Taylor, and aided by filmmaker Nathan Clarke, discussed the importance of the Psalms in faith and art. Peterson is well known […]
Want to see Bono’s Super Bowl jacket?
Couldn’t make it to Cleveland for #U240? Good news: there’s still a chance to see Bono’s 2002 Super Bowl jacket. It’s now being shown at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. as part of the “Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics” exhibit. On display through the end of July, the collection also features iconic guitars from […]
Video (Exclusive): Bono recalls the big idea in “Sunday Bloody Sunday” as being “a bit of a trip”
At the center of the Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics special exhibit currently showing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, is U2 and its long-standing interest in using the power of rock to change the world. The exhibit greets visitors with a video of Bono talking about his motivation for […]
Bono Brings a Bit Of Finglas to Flathead Lake in New Film about the Psalms
A year ago, on April 19, 2015, Bono and Eugene Peterson met in person for only the second time in their lives, though their friendship has been long in the making. They met in Peterson’s home in Montana, on the edge of Flathead Lake, to talk about their mutual interest in the Psalms and the […]
2010 Flashback: Listen to Bono’s David Bowie Playlist
You’ve probably heard by now that David Bowie died Sunday after battling cancer. And if you’ve been a U2 fan for any length of time, you know of the immense impact that Bowie had on the band — and Bono, in particular. I’d expect some kind of official statement on U2.com in the next day […]
Apple Dropped the Bono Icon in iTunes
You probably heard about the new Apple Music service announced this week, but you probably didn’t hear about one tragic (for U2 fans) change that came along with the new iTunes software and everything else: The Bono “All Artists” icon has been removed from iTunes!!! ACK! Have a look below at the old and new […]
Bono Whispers “The Darkest Midnight”
That’s a traditional Irish carol Bono is whispering on Michael W. Smith’s new Christmas album. “The Darkest Midnight” is from a collection called the Kilmore Carols, from the village of Kilmore in County Wexford. The song’s official title is “On Christ’s Nativity,” and while versions of the poem differ, it typically runs many verses long. Bono speaks […]
Bono Met Chess Champ Garry Kasparov, Supports His Bid to Run World Chess Federation
Bono recently met one of the all-time great chess masters in Dublin, Garry Kasparov, and talks about the visit in a letter that was posted today on Kasparov’s election website. Election? Yep. He’s running for President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. And in the letter, Bono expresses his support for Kasparov to get the […]