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.
BONOLet’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
More Bono Quotes
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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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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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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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It’s much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won’t keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty,
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My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.
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Even though I’m a believer, I still find it really hard to be around other believers. They make me nervous, they make me twitch. I sorta watch my back.
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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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U2 is an original species… there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.
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God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
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I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it’s to be true and not cover up the cracks.
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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 great music for so many artists – the Beatles, the Rolling Stones – was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray.
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I wouldn’t run for President. I wouldn’t want to move to a smaller house.
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Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.
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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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