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
Facts, like people, want to be free - and when they're free, liberty is usually around the corner.
I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
Facebook are an amazing team, a brilliant team. It's a technology that brings people together.
Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
The only person who ever called me Paul was my father, so I always associate it with doing something wrong, you know. So, you know, occasionally, people will come up to me on the street and try to, you know, ingratiate themselves and call me Paul. I don't like it, actually.
I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic.
But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that's why we came to America.
In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
People who don't have gender dysphoria aren't going to catch it by watching me dance on television.
I absolutely believe in assimilation. I don't believe I'm any different from straight people. My wants and needs are the same as theirs. I don't look at sexual orientation as that big of a deal. It's just an orientation.
Jesus, Jesus help me. I'm alone in this world...
It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.
You've got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.
There is a root arrogance in any writer; a hugely arrogant assumption that anyone is going to listen to them.