You don’t become an ‘artist’ unless you’ve got something missing somewhere. Blaise Pascal called it a God-shaped hole.
BONOBecause you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
More Bono Quotes
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My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.
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The great moments of rock ‘n’ roll were never off in some corner of the music world, in a self-constructed ghetto.
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There was a moment when Prince did rock & roll with a sponge-y seductive sound. I think that’s what was in our head for ‘Get On Your Boots.’ But actually, the song is much more punk rock.
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There’s no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it.
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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.
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Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.
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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.
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Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it
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Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.
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I’ve learned to speak in a lot of tongues, and I can live with the bellicose language of some fervent, fire-breathing Christians, sure.
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U2 is an original species… there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.
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Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
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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.
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The great music for so many artists – the Beatles, the Rolling Stones – was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray.
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You’ve got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.
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