Bono feared U2 would oust him

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Bono Seeks to Balance Charitable Work, U2


Bono said he feared his commitment to campaigning against poverty would force him out of his band, U2.

"They (the band) are hugely supportive spiritually and financially of the work I do, but they are in a rock 'n 'roll band, and the first job of a rock 'n 'roll band is not to be dull," Bono told British Broadcasting Corp. radio on Saturday.

"So we have to be very careful about just letting me go too far."

With fellow musician Bob Geldof, Bono was one of the leaders of this year's international Make Poverty History campaign and Live 8 concert, and he frequently makes on-stage statements about global poverty during U2 concerts.

"When I do my rant on making poverty history, I have got Larry Mullen, our drummer, behind me looking at his watch, timing me."

"I thought we would wear our audience out, but it hasn't happened," he said. "People are smart out there. They know what you are doing, they know the compromises you are making, they get it."

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[cocainekate]

I wish one of them OR ALL OF THEM would rise up and beat his ass.

[ourmaninBusan]

The Onion did a take on this:

Rest of U2 Perfectly OK with Africa Starving.

I still have to wonder what kind of angle he's working.
I don't believe any entertainer does anything strictly for charity.

[cocainekate]

Bono does it because he's strictly an egomaniac with a GOD complex.

[cocainekate]

Love that article, ourmaninBusan.

In the rare moment they have free, Clayton, Mullen, and The Edge said they choose to relax and rejuvenate, without letting the plight of Africa's starving and disease-afflicted millions weigh too heavily on their minds.

I know that's what I do!

"When Bono starts telling the audience how messed up the world can be and how we should work together to make things better, I usually just zone out," Mullen said.

Yep.