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They thought they were Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. In fact, they were more like Tom and Jerry

Bob Geldof

You’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 GELDOF

Administration Thinking
When I was younger I was in a great band. It was always a collective thing.
BOB GELDOF

Collective Things Younger
I’d always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things about being of Saga age is that I can actually look back and think,
BOB GELDOF

Fun Nice Thinking
Tell me why…… I don’t like Mondays.
BOB GELDOF

Like Monday Reson
Blair has called Africa ‘a scar on our conscience’. It is more. It is the gaping wound of the world’s soul.
BOB GELDOF

Country Scar Soul World
We’re looking at the singular condition of poverty. All the other individual problems spring from that condition… doesn’t matter if it’s death, aid, trade, AIDS, famine, instability, governance, corruption or war. All of that is poverty.
BOB GELDOF

Aids Poverty Spring Trying War
I’m sure I’m very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.
BOB GELDOF

Difficult Personality Wit
When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.
BOB GELDOF

Careers Stone Years
What’s the point in having a company of secretaries?
BOB GELDOF

Company Point Secretary
Men 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 GELDOF

Attention Dressing Humor Kids Men
You cannot even begin to understand contemporary African politics if you have not read this fascinating book
BOB GELDOF

Book Contemporary Fascinating
It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus.
BOB GELDOF

Environmental People World
It’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

Goes Personal Play Understanding
Playing live if the thing I love doing best
BOB GELDOF

Best Love Play Things
It’s really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you’re going to get it to these people.
BOB GELDOF

People Politics Simple
Music can’t change the world.
BOB GELDOF

Change Changing Music World

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