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.
BONOThere 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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I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I’ve always felt blessed.
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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.
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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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Essentially, I’m a very real person; good and bad. And the public image is one of being very good,
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It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.
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Laughter is eternity if joy is real.
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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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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.
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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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I truly believe that when the history books are written, our age will be remembered for three things: the war on terror, the digital revolution, and what we did – or did not do – to put the fire out in Africa. History, like God, is watching what we do.
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I wouldn’t run for President. I wouldn’t want to move to a smaller house.
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If I don’t understand it, it must be art.
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What I like about pop music, and why I’m still attracted to it, is that in the end it becomes our folk music.
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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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Let’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
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