Bono
Bono
Paul David Hewson, known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, his lyrics contributed to...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 May 1960
CityGlasnevin, Ireland
CountryIreland
Even though I'm a believer, I still find it really hard to be around other believers. They make me nervous, they make me twitch. I sorta watch my back.
We're starting our own religion at last. The Order of Frisbeetarians. We believe that when you die, your soul ascends to a rooftop and you can never get it back.
Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud.
You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong.
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
Whenever I see grace, I’m moved.
The most powerful idea that's entered the world in the last few thousand years - the idea of grace - is the reason I would like to be a Christian.
For all that "I was lost, I am found," it is probably more accurate to say, "I was really lost, I'm a little less so at the moment.
Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it
At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action.
If I don't understand it, it must be art.
Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don't know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.
It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.