Human progress depends on unreasonable people. Reasonable people accept the world as they meet it; unreasonable people persist in trying to change it.
BOB GELDOFHuman progress depends on unreasonable people. Reasonable people accept the world as they meet it; unreasonable people persist in trying to change it.
BOB GELDOFRock and Roll is instant coffee.
BOB GELDOFWhen Michael Jackson sings it is with the voice of angels, and when his feet move, you can see God dancing.
BOB GELDOFMen who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of the courts, what they’re left with is dressing up ridiculously, but at least using humour to try and draw attention to their kids
BOB GELDOFI’m sure I’m very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.
BOB GELDOFMusic is still above all else the thing that does it for me
BOB GELDOFIt’s a tragedy that modernity has released this Ebola beast into the world. It renders humans untouchable, and that’s sickening.
BOB GELDOFTell me why…… I don’t like Mondays.
BOB GELDOFOur problem is that everybody tries to heal each of the individual aspects of poverty, not poverty itself.
BOB GELDOFEverything that’s rock n roll is ever meant to be is happening now. I need to get over the shock that that thing is actually happening and that thousands of millions of people around the world are watching.
BOB GELDOFYou’ll think I’m off my trolley when I say this, but the Bush administration is the most radical – in a positive sense – in its approach to Africa since Kennedy.
BOB GELDOFMost people get into bands for three very simple rock and roll reasons: to get laid, to get fame, and to get rich.
BOB GELDOFSo when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I’m thin. I’ve got my hair. I’m well off. I survived, you know
BOB GELDOFPlaying live if the thing I love doing best
BOB GELDOFYou can’t trust politicians. It doesn’t matter who makes a political speech. It’s all lies – and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.
BOB GELDOFIt’s like you asked me about the depression thing: you grope towards an understanding of whatever it is your going through, and it’s not personal, there are forces in play around you, and you seek to understand them and that way you can go on
BOB GELDOF