Tuesday, January 27, 2009

'All That You Can't Leave Behind'

Bono, lead singer of U2, interests me.

He's the lead singer of one of the most popular bands of the last 30 years, if not ever. He cares about other people. He has the ears of many world leaders.

And yet he hasn't created an important piece of music since "Joshua Tree," and even that output can be considered marginal.

Does Bono care about this? Would he give up music to eliminate AIDS from Africa? Would he give up every last penny he's earned and will earn to eliminate AIDS?

Does he care more about creating popular, easily digestable music in order to make more money in order to pursue eliminating AIDS in Africa?

Is there a method to his madness or is it pure circumstance that his music really isn't that good?

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