Topic: Backstage
Samstag, 16. Oktober 2004
nzz.ch: Anton Corbijn gibt Musikern, Schauspielern, Literaten ein Gesicht jenseits der MTV-Ästhetik. 1955 in Holland geboren, steht er für eine Kunstform zwischen angewandter und künstlerischer Fotografie: Er ist Gestalter von Plattencovers, Videoclips oder Grammy-nominierten Bühnen-Designs etwa von Depeche Mode, U2, R. E. M. oder Herbert Grönemeyer. Die Photogalerie 94 zeigt eine Übersichtsschau des Fotografen. [
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Freitag, 15. Oktober 2004
waterford-news.ie: THE tattered remains of a shirt ripped off U2’s Bono as the band played to a frenzied audience at Waterford Regional College (WIT) in 1980, was sent to Dublin yesterday to be autographed by the international superstar himself.
The two sleeves are missing from the shirt, so are a couple of buttons and while its turquoise and maroon colours are a bit faded it is the most prized possession of Clairin Jackman from Knockboy village, on the outskirts of the city. [ more]
The two sleeves are missing from the shirt, so are a couple of buttons and while its turquoise and maroon colours are a bit faded it is the most prized possession of Clairin Jackman from Knockboy village, on the outskirts of the city. [
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Donnerstag, 14. Oktober 2004
contactmusic.com: Legendary producer BRIAN ENO erupted in anger when a phone call interrupted the sessions for the new U2 album, but allowed the call to be put through to frontman BONO when he found out it was POPE JOHN PAUL II on the line.Eno, who twiddled the knobs on upcoming disc HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB, had issued strict instructions that no telephone calls be allowed for a week while he worked with the Irish band.
But Eno swiftly backtracked on his own rule when he found out who the caller was.
U2 manager PAUL McGUINESS says, "When an assistant interrupted one of the sessions Brian exploded, but did eventually calm down when he was told the Pope was on hold."
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Montag, 11. Oktober 2004
bostonherald.com: Bono says that being famous is just like slipping into and out of a prom dress. ``We don't get the paparazzi, we don't get all that kerfuffle,'' the U2 frontman told Vanity Fair. ``There was a time when we were playing with celebrity, we tried it on like a party dress, and I enjoyed it actually, but it is not the way people relate to us.'' [ more]
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star-ecentral.com: Mega rock band U2's music will be the subject of a religious course run by a church in Iowa.
The Spirituality of U2 programme, which runs by four weeks, is being conducted by the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines.
The course will illustrate parallels between U2's music and religion through the study of subliminal meanings in their lyrics and concerts. [ more]
The Spirituality of U2 programme, which runs by four weeks, is being conducted by the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines.
The course will illustrate parallels between U2's music and religion through the study of subliminal meanings in their lyrics and concerts. [
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Donnerstag, 7. Oktober 2004
u2.com: As the Virgin Prunes back-catalogue is re-released, Gavin Friday remembers when ’Fionan became Gavin, Derek became Guggi and Paul became Bono…’
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u2.com: … more of the inside track on the making of the Vertigo video, plus how Edge knows what the weather is like and Bono on where the new single came from.
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contactmusic.com: U2 frontman Bono may have known his wife Ali Hewson since his schooldays, but the rocker still does not understand her.
The pair met when they were at school together in Dublin 30 years ago, and were friends before they started dating.
But he says, "There's still a lot I don't know about her. She's a mystery to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough for her."
The pair met when they were at school together in Dublin 30 years ago, and were friends before they started dating.
But he says, "There's still a lot I don't know about her. She's a mystery to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough for her."
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contactmusic.com: U2 frontman Bono is finding it harder and harder to maintain his rock idol image, as age takes its toll on his body.Although a youthful 44, the rocker confesses he is becoming increasingly self-conscious about his weight.
He moans, "I see pictures of myself and think, Oh God. "I can look like a rock star. But I can also look like a pudgy politician. Or a darts player. "It's always sexy on the inside, though."
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Dienstag, 5. Oktober 2004
desmoinesregister.com:The Rev. Amy Miracle paused the DVD player with the image of the band U2 frozen on the TV screen.
"He's praying," she said and pointed to lead singer Bono, who was introducing the song "Where the Streets Have No Name" during a June 2001 concert in Boston. His head bowed, he incanted several barely distinguishable verses of what Miracle identified as Psalm 116. [ more]
"He's praying," she said and pointed to lead singer Bono, who was introducing the song "Where the Streets Have No Name" during a June 2001 concert in Boston. His head bowed, he incanted several barely distinguishable verses of what Miracle identified as Psalm 116. [
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