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.
BONOMusic 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.
More Bono Quotes
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If you pour your life into songs, you want them to be heard. It’s a desire to communicate. A deep desire to communicate inspires songwriting.
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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 wouldn’t run for President. I wouldn’t want to move to a smaller house.
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In my dream, I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim
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The great moments of rock ‘n’ roll were never off in some corner of the music world, in a self-constructed ghetto.
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But 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.
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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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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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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.
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Jesus, Jesus help me. I’m alone in this world.
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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.
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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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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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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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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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