I’m a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I’ve been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness.
BONOBut more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that’s why we came to America.
More Bono Quotes
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Music can change the world because it can change people.
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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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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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Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.
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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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Let’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
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Jesus, Jesus help me. I’m alone in this world.
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I wouldn’t run for President. I wouldn’t want to move to a smaller house.
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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don’t really know what we’re doing and when we do, it doesn’t seem to help.
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Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it
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It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
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As a musician and a songwriter it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.
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The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
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In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
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