More Sinatra, less (or no) Bono. That’s what Neil Young said he wanted in his new autobiography Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream. A writer, music industry veteran, and friend of U2 passed along the remark that “Neil makes some nasty comments about Bono’s Sinatra tribute speech at the Grammys in his new book.” Really? So of […]
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PHOTO: Bono's Yellow Pants
“He wore lemon…” Is this the fashion faux pas of the year? Bono was spotted over the weekend wearing yellow pants while walking around St. Tropez, France. Don’t adjust your monitor … this is really what color they are: The Daily Mail has a couple more photos if you can’t get enough. Edge is in […]
VIDEO: Bono's Evolving Look
Thanks to Samuel for letting us know about this unique YouTube video — a very well done look at Bono’s changing appearance over the years. Bono fans, I think you’ll really enjoy the next 57 seconds.
"Eye Surgery" For The Girl With A Beard
Steve Reynolds was a communications officer with World Vision in Ethiopia when Bono and Ali visited in 1985. In World Vision’s spring 2012 magazine, he reflects on when God performed “eye surgery” on Bono to sharpen his vision. I hadn’t thought about a possible influence from Marcel Proust for the lyric in “Stand Up Comedy” about the […]
Bono Pays One More Tribute to Steve Jobs
Bono made an appearance via video tonight at the Webby Awards, contributing to a tribute to Steve Jobs. A host of tech legends and celebrities each paid tribute to Jobs in five words or less, a Webby Awards tradition. It looks like Bono’s contribution was recorded within the past week, but that’s just a guess. […]
Bono's Las Vegas Movie is Apparently Still Alive
Bono has been talking for years about doing a musically-themed movie that’s based in Las Vegas. And the film is apparently still alive at some level. Last week, actor Liam Neeson mentioned it in an article that ran on the Belfast Telegraph’s website: “I never thought about becoming a professional singer, but I am in […]
Bono Snacks with Bill Gates at Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
Bono was in Omaha, Nebraska, last weekend — one of 35,000+ people attending the annual meeting of Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway. While there, yer man met with Bill Gates to talk Africa and eat some snacks. Here’s a photo from Gates’ website. What all do we see there? Bananas (right in front of Bono) […]
Coldplay on Bono, Bono on Bruce Cockburn
Here’s a couple of quick news items. Some of you (like me) probably hit, or will hit, a Coldplay concert. In a recent interview, Lead singer Chris Martin kidded about Bono creating havoc with their gear at a show. He quickly added, “We’re joking, by the way. They’re [U2] the best band on the planet.” Here is […]
Bono leaves Jerusalem, and offers a poem for the hotel staff (Update #2)
It appears that Bono and family have concluded their Jerusalem visit, and as he left the historic King David Hotel, he left the cleaning staff a classy little surprise. In a poem and sketch, Bono wrote, In Jerusalem, hope springs eternal Hope is like a faithful dog sometimes she runs ahead of me to check […]
And They Called Him Bono English version available now
The English-language version of And They Called Him Bono, containing U2 interviews by Dutch journalist Bert van de Kamp, is now available in online stores. At the moment it’s only available on Lulu.com, but in a few weeks you’ll also be able to buy it from Amazon. This version contains the original English-language interviews. If you’d like […]