It was sort of taken from a Brendan Kennelly quote. He's an Irish poet and he once said to us as a piece of advice that he always found it useful to write as if you were dead. The inference is that it frees you of having to justify later or be delicate or be anything other than a pure expression of your essence and what's crucial to you.
Bono held onto that quote, that idea, and he wrote a lot of these lyrics as letters to certain people that are very important people in his life, the U2 fans being some and his family being others, friends, whoever. These became like a series of letters in the back of his mind. He was thinking, "If I'm not around, what would I like to leave behind?"
Originally posted by BelgianBono:Well, further on in the interview, Edge states
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So I'm guessing it's merely a thought experiment that Bono ran into (probably too deeply, as he's the sensitive type) than an actual scare.
Originally posted by guykirk9:As much as we are saying Bono was in a bad spot and what not, I think whatever place Bono is at now is a good one. Seeing interviews, hearing him speak at shows, the passion he has for this new record, these are good indicators of where he is at currently. I wouldn't worry about him now. He obviously looked back at his life and family and became humbled by it. I also think JT17 was great for them, they really seem to be having fun.
Originally posted by u2opra:
To me Bono is a real life superhero. He's a mega rockstar and an activist, and he is joined by other heroes that identify as the band mates of U2. ...
I really wish Bono well, and same for the rest of the band.
Originally posted by KaiserJose:[..]
I wish him well too, but please don't call him a hero. He's a massive hypocrite.
Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
If you're going to make an accusation like that, could you show the courtesy of backing up the claim? Otherwise it's just pointless slander.
Originally posted by KaiserJose:[..]
I wish him well too, but please don't call him a hero. He's a massive hypocrite.