A Celebration of Bono, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For-Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
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Bono,
Irish singer-songwriter, musician, artist, entertainer, businessman, venture capitalist, philanthropist and humanitarian. From
Wikipedia:
Paul David Hewson (
Born: 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist
. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in
Dublin, Ireland, and attended
Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife,
Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual tone. As the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members.
Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of
Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The
Clarence Hotel in
Dublin with
The Edge.Bono is also widely known for his activism concerning
Africa, for which he co-founded
DATA,
EDUN, the
ONE Campaign and
Product Red. He has organised and played in several benefit concerts and has met with influential politicians.[Bono has been praised and criticised for his activism and involvement with U2. He was granted a knighthood by
Queen Elizabeth II of the
United Kingdom, and, with
Bill and
Melinda Gates, was named
Time Person of the Year in
2005,among other awards and nominations. On 17 July
2013, the
BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the
French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (
Order of Arts and Letters).
Bono was born in the
Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, on 10 May 1960. He was raised in the
Northside suburb of
Finglas[1] with his brother,
Norman Robert Hewson (who is eight years older than Bono), by their mother,
Iris (née
Rankin), a member of the
Church of Ireland, and their father,
Brendan Robert "
Bob" Hewson, a
Roman Catholic. His parents initially agreed that the first child would be raised Anglican and the second
Catholic. Although Bono was the second child, he also attended Church of Ireland services with his mother and brother.
Bono attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, a multi denominational school in
Clontarf. During his childhood and adolescence, Bono and his friends were part of a surrealist street gang called "Lypton
Village". Bono met one of his closest friends,
Guggi, in Lypton Village. The gang had a ritual of nickname-giving. Bono had several names: first, he was "Steinhegvanhuysenolegbangbangbang", then just "Huyseman", followed by "Houseman", "Bon
Murray", "
Bono Vox of
O'Connell Street", and finally just "Bono".
"Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a
Latin phrase which translates to "good voice". It is said he was nicknamed "Bono Vox" by his friend
Gavin Friday. He initially disliked the name; however, when he learned it translated to "good voice", he accepted it. Hewson has been known as "Bono" since the late
1970s. Although he uses Bono as his stage name, close family and friends also refer to him as Bono, including fellow band members.
After he left school, his father
Bob Hewson, gave him a time limit telling him he could live at home for one year but if he wasn't able to pay his own way, he would have to get a job or leave the house.
U2 = On
25 September 1976, Bono,
David Evans ("The Edge"), his brother Dik and
Adam Clayton responded to an advertisement on a bulletin board at
Mount Temple posted by fellow student
Larry Mullen Jr. to form a rock band.
The band had occasional jam sessions in which they did covers of other bands.
Tired of long guitar solos and hard rock, Bono wanted to play
Rolling Stones and
Beach Boys songs.
Unfortunately the band could not play covers very well, so they started writing their own songs.
The band went by the name "
Feedback" for a few months, before changing to "
The Hype" later on. After
Dik Evans left the group to join another local band, the
Virgin Prunes, the remaining four officially changed the name from "The Hype" to "U2". Initially Bono sang, played guitar and wrote the band's songs.
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I Still Haven't Found What I'm
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