Book description
Bono is one of the most influential musicians at work today. Over the
past twenty-five years his band, U2, have sold a staggering 130 million
albums and collected 14 Grammys. Their success has made Bono one of the
most recognisable faces in the world.
Here, in a series of conversations with his friend, the music
journalist, Michka Assayas, Bono reflects on his transformation from
extrovert singer of a small, Irish, post-punk band into an international
rock star. Along the way he speaks candidly about his childhood, about
his mother's death, about his Christian faith and about his difficult
relationship with his father, who died recently. Bono also speaks
passionately about how he has used his fame as a platform to campaign
fervently on a range of global issues, and why these issues - which
include the IRA ceasefire, Third World debt and, most recently, the
growing AIDS crisis in Africa - are so important to each of us.
Intimate, humorous, and fiercely opinionated, BONO ON BONO is Bono's
story in his own words. It will fascinate and challenge fans of U2 and
general readers alike. Michka Assayas is a music journalist and
novelist who lives and works in Paris. Michka met Bono in London in
1980, and was the first journalist to champion U2 outside Ireland and
the United Kingdom. Michka and Bono have spent the last two years
putting this book together at Bono's home in Dublin, and in Paris,
Bologna and on the French Riviera.
