BONO
Bono (Paul David Hewson) was born in Dublin Ireland May 10, 1960. He is the lead singer of one of the most popular bands U2. He writes most of the lyrics to U2’s songs using religion, political, and social themes. One of U2’s most popular; “Pride in the Name of Love” was written for the late Martin Luther King. The lyric “Early evening April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky, free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride,” is reference to the day that Martin Luther got assassinated. Along with his great music career Bono is a big humanitarian and activist when it comes to Africa. He runs many organizations to raise money to help starving and sick people in Africa and other 3rd world countries. He runs the ONE Campaign, DATA, EDUN and Project Red. He has also meet with many politicians like George Bush and even meet Pope John Paul the 2nd, ( he usually wears a rosary which the Pope gave him) People either love him or hate him, but he always portrays himself as having a big ego but using his star status in helping others. He will always speak out for what he believes in.
What I never understood was why people don’t like him? He wants to help the poor and sick in underdeveloped countries so why do people hate him.
On Google I found an article about a petition that wants Bono to retire, they raised $400 in 2005 to get Bono to retire as a media figure and stop speaking out for AIDS in Africa. People are annoyed by him and want him to stop doing the Africa campaigning and donate himself because he’s a multimillionaire. Well in my view I think that’s kind of harsh, but that’s what some people think. I guess because of his status of being a rock star makes people feel that he should just play his music and shut up about political business. But he is using his star power to get across his millions of fans and get more people involved in helping others less fortunate in the world.
Bono (Paul David Hewson) was born in Dublin Ireland May 10, 1960. He is the lead singer of one of the most popular bands U2. He writes most of the lyrics to U2’s songs using religion, political, and social themes. One of U2’s most popular; “Pride in the Name of Love” was written for the late Martin Luther King. The lyric “Early evening April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky, free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride,” is reference to the day that Martin Luther got assassinated. Along with his great music career Bono is a big humanitarian and activist when it comes to Africa. He runs many organizations to raise money to help starving and sick people in Africa and other 3rd world countries. He runs the ONE Campaign, DATA, EDUN and Project Red. He has also meet with many politicians like George Bush and even meet Pope John Paul the 2nd, ( he usually wears a rosary which the Pope gave him) People either love him or hate him, but he always portrays himself as having a big ego but using his star status in helping others. He will always speak out for what he believes in.
What I never understood was why people don’t like him? He wants to help the poor and sick in underdeveloped countries so why do people hate him.
On Google I found an article about a petition that wants Bono to retire, they raised $400 in 2005 to get Bono to retire as a media figure and stop speaking out for AIDS in Africa. People are annoyed by him and want him to stop doing the Africa campaigning and donate himself because he’s a multimillionaire. Well in my view I think that’s kind of harsh, but that’s what some people think. I guess because of his status of being a rock star makes people feel that he should just play his music and shut up about political business. But he is using his star power to get across his millions of fans and get more people involved in helping others less fortunate in the world.
Bono is known as a pop icon because of the great achievements he and his band U2 have made throughout the years and also the image he portrays himself he isn’t afraid to say what he believes in, and his lyrics reflect that. He uses his status power to get the message across to his fans and people across the world. At his Zoo TV Tour in 92/93 he made three on stage personas, The Fly, Mirror Ball Man, and Mr. Macphisto. In one on stage performance he is Mr. Macphisto, a devil who is a retired rock star, his speech was a humoristic sarcastic view of the world with a lot of irony.
This is his big speech which he did at the U2 concert in Sydney in 1993.
Look what you've done to me..... you've made me very famous, and I thank you. I know you like your pop stars to be exciting, so I bought these (gestures to his shoes). Now, my time among you is almost at an end; the glory of Zoo TV must ascend and take its place with all the other satellites. Don't fear, for I will be watching you. I leave behind video cameras for each of you. So many listening tonight, I have a list... People of America, I gave you Bill Clinton—I put him on CNN, NBC, C-SPAN. Too tall to be a despot, but watch him closely. People of Asia, your time is coming—without your tiny transistors, none of this [gestures to Zoo TV stage set] would be possible. People of Europe—when I came among you, you were squabbling like children. Now you're all hooked up to one cable, as close together as stations on a dial. People of the former Soviet Union—I gave you capitalism, so now you can all dream of being as wealthy and glamorous as me.
People of Sarajevo, count your blessings... There are people all over the world who have food, heat and security, but they're not on TV like you are. Frank Sinatra, I give you the MTV demographic; Salman Rushdie, I give you decibels. Goodbye "Squidgy," I hope they give you Wales; goodbye Michael. Goodbye all you neo-nazis, I hope they give you Auschwitz.
People of Sarajevo, count your blessings... There are people all over the world who have food, heat and security, but they're not on TV like you are. Frank Sinatra, I give you the MTV demographic; Salman Rushdie, I give you decibels. Goodbye "Squidgy," I hope they give you Wales; goodbye Michael. Goodbye all you neo-nazis, I hope they give you Auschwitz.
Video of the speech.
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