I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star.
BONOEven 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.
More Bono Quotes
-
-
The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
BONO -
U2 is an original species… there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.
BONO -
Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.
BONO -
In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
BONO -
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.
BONO -
What I like about pop music, and why I’m still attracted to it, is that in the end it becomes our folk music.
BONO -
What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a laptop.
BONO -
I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it’s to be true and not cover up the cracks.
BONO -
It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
BONO -
Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn’t it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?
BONO -
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.
BONO -
I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation because Desmond Tutu demanded that the world respond to that situation.
BONO -
Technology is huge; I wanted to learn about it. People might say that’s odd, but I think it’s odd if artists aren’t interested in the world around them. I’m always chasing that.
BONO -
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.
BONO -
The great moments of rock ‘n’ roll were never off in some corner of the music world, in a self-constructed ghetto.
BONO






