Quotes by Bono

About Bono:

Paul David Hewson 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.
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My point about alcohol is that if you abuse something, it abuses you back.

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I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour.

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The reason I like the game chess is because each move has countless repercussions, but you're in charge of them. And it's your ability to see into the future and the effects of the decisions you've made that males you either a good or not a good ches...

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There's a chasm between envy and desire. Envy is like wanting something that's not yours. But desire is different. Desire comes out of wanting what is yours, and still wanting it even if it's not yet there, but it's not envy.

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So how did you end up making a fool of yourself in front of twenty thousand people? I had a bigger hole to fill. What do you mean? A rock star is someone with a hole in his heart almost the size of his ego.

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I fell in love with you because there was a mischief in your eyes.

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It's quite widespread in rock culture, that mythology of the shooting star. I'd rather be the North star. As bob (Dylan) says, you can navigate by it.

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I've always believed in instinct over intellect. The instinct is what you always knew; intellect is what you figure out.

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The past is not a place I like to visit. This project is forcing me to go there, to tidy up my thoughts. I'm not normally a navel-gazer. I've always thought you find yourself in other people. I'm visiting here. I don't want to set up house.

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I think the time that I knew that I was capable of all the things that I disliked the most in other people was, oddly enough, one of the most joyful moments: when our first child was born. And I just felt this love for this beautiful little girl who ...

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Look, the job of life is to turn your negatives into positives

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It's still very difficult for me to rely. Your weakness, the blessing of your weakness is it forces you into friendships. The things that you lack, you look for in others.

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People who know our music, they know who you are. They've been in the dark room, they know you better than your best friend, because you don't sing like that to your best friend, you don't sing in their ear.

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What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a ...

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I truly believe that when the history books are written, our age will be remembered for three things: the war on terror, the digital revolution, and what we did - or did not do - to put the fire out in Africa. History, like God, is watching what we d...

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What really turns me on about technology is not just the ability to get more songs on MP3 players. The revolution - this revolution - is much bigger than that. I hope, I believe. What turns me on about the digital age, what excites me personally, is ...

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U2 is an original species... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.

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Facebook are an amazing team, a brilliant team. It's a technology that brings people together.

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The job of art is to chase ugliness away.

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Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.

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Author Bio

  • NameBono
  • DescriptionIrish rock musician, singer of U2
  • AliasesPaul Hewson; Paul David Hewson
  • BornMay 10, 1960
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Singer; Musician; Entrepreneur
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; MusiCares Person Of The Year; Philadelphia Liberty Medal