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 and primary lyricist of rock band U2.

Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, as well as schoolmates with whom he founded U2 in 1976.

Date of birth:
10th May, 1960
"You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what’s happening in Africa, and if we’re honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else."
― Bono
Topic(s): Equality
"Actually oddly enough, I think my work, the activism, will be forgotten. And I hope it will. Because I hope those problems will have gone away."
― Bono
Topic(s): Hope
"Music can change the world because it can change people."
― Bono
Topic(s): Change
"But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship. The New Testament, on the other hand, we look across at a Jesus who looks familiar, horizontal. The combination is what makes the Cross."
― Bono
Topic(s): Relationship
"Rock ‘n’ roll is ridiculous. It’s absurd. In the past, U2 was trying to duck that. Now we’re wrapping our arms around it and giving it a great big kiss."
― Bono
Topic(s): Great
"Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building."
― Bono
Topic(s): Religion
"You’ve got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS."
― Bono
Topic(s): Politics
"So what we’re talking about here is human rights. The right to live like a human. The right to live, period. And what we’re facing in Africa is an unprecedented threat to human dignity and equality."
― Bono
Topic(s): Equality
"It’s a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio with my band. That’s where I want to be and I still wake up in the morning with melodies in my head."
― Bono
Topic(s): Morning
"When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals."
― Bono
Topic(s): Government

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