Donnerstag, 21. Oktober 2004
oregonlive.com: Irish musician Bono began his appearance Wednesday night at the Rose Garden with a surprise announcement that could make music news around the world. He said two women returned notes and lyrics that were stolen from him 23 years ago when U2 played a Portland club called The Foghorn.
The lyrics were for U2's second album, "October," which came out belatedly because of the theft. Bono called the returned notes "an act of grace."
"You will never know how much that means to me," Bono said. [
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The lyrics were for U2's second album, "October," which came out belatedly because of the theft. Bono called the returned notes "an act of grace."
"You will never know how much that means to me," Bono said. [
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oregonlive.com: Irish rock star Bono told a Portland audience Wednesday night that America and Europe can and should help fix the AIDS crisis in Africa, which he compared to genocide.
While Africa "is burning" in an AIDS pandemic that kills 6,500 people a day and cripples its economy, the world's richest nations have their own crises, Bono said. They keep large, old debts over the heads of African countries that worked to topple the dictators who initially received those loans, he said. [ more]
While Africa "is burning" in an AIDS pandemic that kills 6,500 people a day and cripples its economy, the world's richest nations have their own crises, Bono said. They keep large, old debts over the heads of African countries that worked to topple the dictators who initially received those loans, he said. [
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undercover.com.au: U2 will tour the world to promote their new album 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" and Australia is being considered for late 2005.
The tour will kick off in the USA in March, 2005. [ more]
The tour will kick off in the USA in March, 2005. [
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news.bbc.co.uk: Veteran rockers U2 prove they've still got what it takes, keeping the number one spot on the download chart for a second week in a row. [ more]
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