Topic: Interview
Sonntag, 17. Oktober 2004
guardian.co.uk: For the first time, the full backstage story of Live Aid, in the words of the people who made it happen. Interviews by Carl Wilkinson [
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Dienstag, 5. Oktober 2004
xfm.co.uk: Speaking at yesterday’s Q Awards, where the band picked up the prestigious Icon Award, U2 frontman Bono explained that he takes his musical responsibilities (and the responsibilities that come with the rewards of massive success) very seriously indeed.
“There’s a real deal. A real deal, between us and our audience,” he explained, “Which is we don’t have to worry about where our kids are going to school, paying a hospital bill, paying the mortgage, in return we don’t make a crap album. Two crap albums and you’re out. That’s our deal with our audience.
“Whether its catholic guilt or whatever it is, it’s not on to have this life that we’ve been given – this amazing life – and be crap… And have a fish farm in Wales. It’s unacceptable.” [ more]
“There’s a real deal. A real deal, between us and our audience,” he explained, “Which is we don’t have to worry about where our kids are going to school, paying a hospital bill, paying the mortgage, in return we don’t make a crap album. Two crap albums and you’re out. That’s our deal with our audience.
“Whether its catholic guilt or whatever it is, it’s not on to have this life that we’ve been given – this amazing life – and be crap… And have a fish farm in Wales. It’s unacceptable.” [
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Donnerstag, 16. September 2004
interference.com: Now must be a chaotic time for U2. As fans around the world cling to their computers and radios, waiting for the latest news on the band's upcoming album and tour, the band itself is preparing for the onslaught of what is sure to be a hectic couple of years in support of the forthcoming "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."
In the midst of what must be an endless stream of meetings, press obligations and rehearsals, U2 took the time to answer a few questions from the senior staff members of Interference.com, talking about the upcoming album and tour, and U2 at 25 and beyond.
Please enjoy Interference.com's first-ever exclusive interview with U2. [ more]
In the midst of what must be an endless stream of meetings, press obligations and rehearsals, U2 took the time to answer a few questions from the senior staff members of Interference.com, talking about the upcoming album and tour, and U2 at 25 and beyond.
Please enjoy Interference.com's first-ever exclusive interview with U2. [
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Mittwoch, 15. September 2004
dailycamera.com: U2's Bono only granted three media interviews in 2004, and one of them was to local filmmaker Jerry Aronson, to talk about his relationship with poet Allen Ginsberg.
"America needed a new language to describe it," says Bono in his interview, "and Ginsberg and the Beats created that necessary language. He was to words what Charlie Parker was to music." [ more]
"America needed a new language to describe it," says Bono in his interview, "and Ginsberg and the Beats created that necessary language. He was to words what Charlie Parker was to music." [
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Donnerstag, 2. September 2004
foxnews.com: This is a partial transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," Sept. 1, 2004, that has been edited for clarity. O'REILLY: You're certainly doing God's work. I mean, I admire you very much for what you're doing.
BONO: God must have a great sense of humor to have me on board.[
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Mittwoch, 28. Juli 2004
cnn.com: When not working on his day job -- lead singer of Irish rock band U2 -- Bono uses his celebrity status to fight for human rights, Third World debt relief and AIDS funding.
He's lobbied both the Clinton and Bush administrations to pay attention to the AIDS epidemic in Africa and continues to return to Capitol Hill, crossing party lines to bring attention and funding to the issue. On Tuesday, he took his AIDS lobbying campaign to the Democratic National Convention, where he answered five questions for CNN.com.
CNN: When is the new album coming out?
BONO: November. [ more]
He's lobbied both the Clinton and Bush administrations to pay attention to the AIDS epidemic in Africa and continues to return to Capitol Hill, crossing party lines to bring attention and funding to the issue. On Tuesday, he took his AIDS lobbying campaign to the Democratic National Convention, where he answered five questions for CNN.com.
CNN: When is the new album coming out?
BONO: November. [
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