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.
BONOBecause you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
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Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
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Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it
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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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I get to hear the really good or the really bad things in the press, but I don’t read it. I can afford to say that because public opinion does not drive U2’s audience.
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You can never completely fill that hole-you can try with songs,family,faith and by living a full life…but when things are silent, you can still hear the hissing of what’s missing.
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The great gifts of models are not that they’re more beautiful than the next person, it’s that they’re able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.
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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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The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is something I do well.
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To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
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Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.
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Let’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
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I’ve learned to speak in a lot of tongues, and I can live with the bellicose language of some fervent, fire-breathing Christians, sure.
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Sadly, I do my homework. I’ve a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi Annan.
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I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star.
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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?
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