BONO!! Go Take A Run And Jump

[dannyblack]

Who is is fcuking p*ssed off with Bono... Preaching to us all the time about the 3rd world, What p*sses me off his worth over 1 hundred million, Well give your fucking money to them and leave us alone, The same goes to Chris Martin. They make me sick.

[Fax Mactor]

Here here. (Or Hear hear... whatever).

[Kirkland]

There was the most wonderful thread about Bono in the Clowns section last year and we all just tore pieces from him. That was fun. I got a letter published on Teletext about him, I told them all rather honestly that he should be put down humanely.

[camcallister]

I love U2 and I love Bono. And I love Coldplay.

[audrey potnoodlehorne]

Teletext? It's the old skool internet! Hat's off.

Bono can fuck off. I don't remember voting for him and Geldoff. He's the most pretentious cock to don a cowboy hat.

Obviously, George Galloway is a balloon, but I read an interview with him where he was complaining that Bono and Geldoff were cocking everything up because they didn't know what they were doing and were just Bush and Blair's 'useful idiots'. I have to agree, mainly because I'll agree with anyone who slags Bono.

[beNcooKe]

I dont understand how anyone can listen to U2 (post Pop actung or album) or Coldplay and honestly rate it above any other music they have heard.

Don't get me started on Bono alone, all that 'lennon and McCartney' stuff to lick arse with Tony Blair and Gordon Brown was absolutely disgusting.

Is it morally bankrupt however to have gone out to buy Bono's Independant today with a view to selling it on ebay to some foreigner in 6months time?

[Greg]

It's good to see the MAKE BONO HISTORY campaign is alive and well in the spirits of many.

What is the point of Bono? Really? He's been trading off past glories for at least a decade and a half (and the use of the word "glories" is being extremely generous) . Editing a newspaper is a huge responsibilty that's not worthy of such a cripplingly idiotic, hypocritical, self-important man. Politically Bono is yet to differentiate between debate and SHOUTING LOUDLY, which is ultimately only ever going to be negative. I'd chastise him and tell him to stick to what he's good at, but I don't know what that is. Butcher? Baker? Candlestick maker? It sure as hell ain't rock star.

He's a rubbish rockstar and a rubbish politician. I realise his cause is very worthy and all that and obviously thanks to the pointless and pretentious Live 8 concerts, we're all aware of the problem. But I really do wish he'd shut the fuck up and let an ambassador whose not in it just to sell records give out a (very) positive image to record buyers give themselves some kind of noteriety that has long been absent from their music step in and actually get it sorted. It is indeed desperate situations in which such a sentence should be uttered but... even Geldof is preferable. At least he's not flogging us hideously dated (and crucially, shite) music.

The hate I feel everytime I see Bono's face is incalculable. I want to shot kittens. Who are blind. In the legs. So they die. Slowly.

[flufff]

Bono can be very pretentious, and there is no doubt that he could spare some of his own massive wealth, but the points he raises are valid, and go beyond anything an individual, rich pop star could solve with a big cheque. I think a lot of the criticism he comes under is so that people can avoid having to think about their own responsibilities.

If Galloway hates him, he can't be all bad.

[canuckfuck]

He's the Sting of the 00s.

Eddie: "This place is bad enough to make you want to call Sting!"

He irks me.

x

[Mike]

flufff said:

Bono can be very pretentious, and there is no doubt that he could spare some of his own massive wealth, but the points he raises are valid, and go beyond anything an individual, rich pop star could solve with a big cheque. I think a lot of the criticism he comes under is so that people can avoid having to think about their own responsibilities.

A voice of reason - absolutely bang on. Leaving aside U2's music (not that this thread is really about that anyway) there's far too much carping about Bono/Geldof/celebrities in general who speak out for charitable or social causes, specifically about their motives for doing so. Who gives a shit? Whether they're doing it because they care or to make themselves feel better, they're the ones making a difference in people's lives - which is a hell of a lot more than bitching on a messageboard is ever going to achieve.

[camcallister]

thisisnotatest said:

flufff said:

Bono can be very pretentious, and there is no doubt that he could spare some of his own massive wealth, but the points he raises are valid, and go beyond anything an individual, rich pop star could solve with a big cheque. I think a lot of the criticism he comes under is so that people can avoid having to think about their own responsibilities.

A voice of reason - absolutely bang on. Leaving aside U2's music (not that this thread is really about that anyway) there's far too much carping about Bono/Geldof/celebrities in general who speak out for charitable or social causes, specifically about their motives for doing so. Who gives a shit? Whether they're doing it because they care or to make themselves feel better, they're the ones making a difference in people's lives - which is a hell of a lot more than bitching on a messageboard is ever going to achieve.

Thank you flufff and Mike!

[Kirkland]

So did any of you get A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in an Age of Genocide by David Rieff? I'd like to start a bookclub I think.

[camcallister]

Hmm... that book sounds a bit interesting. I might check it out.

[Kirkland]

Oh. Well that was simple!

[xolondon]

Leave people with poor prospects alone? Huh? Bono is now VILE because you are irritated and bored with him? As opposed to who, Paris Hilton? Jennifer Aniston? He should raise money quietly? How would that work?

Whether you like him or not, Bono has done a lot for Africa that is NOT about handouts (check into the Edun program). There are reasons to criticize his overall plan - and that's been in op-ed pieces recently - but the fact is he is doing far more for the world (in his own way) than anyone on this board. I agree that he has a messianic issue (moreso than Geldof), but he is a fuck of a lot better than most lying politicians.

This is the same facetious criticism Oprah Winfrey gets while she is actually making a difference in the world. I'd love to know who on this thread has actually ever donated a penny to anything. I can assure you I have. The world spins on the private jet engines of idiot stars like Sean Combs and it's Bono that gets the stick?

[Kirkland]

xolondon said:

Leave people with poor prospects alone? Huh? Bono is now VILE because you are irritated and bored with him? As opposed to who, Paris Hilton? Jennifer Aniston? He should raise money quietly? How would that work?

Whether you like him or not, Bono has done a lot for Africa that is NOT about handouts (check into the Edun program). There are reasons to criticize his overall plan - and that's been in op-ed pieces recently - but the fact is he is doing far more for the world (in his own way) than anyone on this board. I agree that he has a messianic issue (moreso than Geldof), but he is a fuck of a lot better than most lying politicians.

This is the same facetious criticism Oprah Winfrey gets while she is actually making a difference in the world. I'd love to know who on this thread has actually ever donated a penny to anything. I can assure you I have. The world spins on the private jet engines of idiot stars like Sean Combs and it's Bono that gets the stick?

Puffy is an oaf too. But my point was that Bono, for all his good work blah blah blah, might not actually know the full extent of what he is doing. Giving handouts isn't the answer to Africa's problems, it's just delaying the problem and not solving anything. How humiliating for them! Charity is good, no question, but I personally find Bono tiresome in the extreme. I give to charity but I don't go on about it. I do it quietly.

You should read the book I recommended. Like I said, it's really good. Let me add that I'm not anti charitable causes, but sometimes I wish Bono would die. That's a charity I would support. Make him put his money where his mouth is (and silence him from singing) and solve Africa's problems with one cheque. He really could afford it.

EDIT: Wasn't it revealed recently that even U2 are getting sick of Bono's public displays of charity? That's telling if you ask me.

[alexxxxx]

All my thoughs about Bono can be summed up in a Family Guy scene where Peter is stranded on an Island with him. He's a prick.

[camcallister]

kirkland said:

Oh. Well that was simple!

I'm not convinced of anything, I just think the book sounds interesting.

I still love U2.

[Kirkland]

I don't mind some of U2 - particularly Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me but I could never relate to the messianic posturing of Bono himself.

[Markelangelo]

Well I'm Irish and I think Bono is a credit to the nation. I think U2's music is great although massively over-rated at times, but at least he is doing something to help which is more than a lot of stars can say. I've no problem with people like Paris Hilton and Diddy hedonistically enjoying their wealth but I don't think bono should be condemned for trying to help a little bit.

[Born Under A Bad Song]

So, is anyone here going to be buying Bono's 'red' GAP jeans with their red American Express cards in order to beat AIDS?

Thought not.

[beNcooKe]

Justin from the Darkness pointed out a while ago how U2's music is becoming less and less about anything and more a bunch of daft words or phrases to improve its international appeal. Vertigo for instance - what a shit song.

Back to the Live Aid thing - I read somewhere a while back that a lot of the food that was mass bought ended up being stored irresponsibly by the charity and ended up going mouldy or rotting before it reached any people who needed it and tyranical governments just used other aid for themselves or as a way of blackmailing their people. Arn't we all good people for funding that.

[Maureen]

bencooke said:

Justin from the Darkness pointed out a while ago how U2's music is becoming less and less about anything and more a bunch of daft words or phrases to improve its international appeal.

As opposed to The Darkness's cerebral tomes on sexually transmitted diseases and festive bellends?

I'm no fan of U2 or Bono but that criticism is akin to being told you're thick by Paris Hilton.

[beNcooKe]

Well im not a huge darkness fan but he did point something good out. U2's songs have just become bland, inoffensive songs with no content. I don't think it will be long before we have U2 releasing a song that just asks for "2 beers please" in various languages.

[spinme]

xolondon said:

This is the same facetious criticism Oprah Winfrey gets while she is actually making a difference in the world.

But, unlike Bono, Oprah actually has a certain degree of charisma. And, unlike Bono, she doesn't play down her status when, really, she wants to add to it; homegirl know she's a Goddess.

And anyone who can save the universe by giving away cars deserves deifying.

thisisnotatest said:

Who gives a shit? Whether they're doing it because they care or to make themselves feel better, they're the ones making a difference in people's lives - which is a hell of a lot more than bitching on a messageboard is ever going to achieve.

'Yeah, how you gonna wash the blood from your hands? Eh? EH?!'

Cheerio, Michael. xxx

[Greg]

I think you misunderstand the point.

If Bono wanted to be a politician he should have gone to politician school or something. If he was that bothered about world poverty and AIDs then being a rock star would be the last thing on his mind. Bono wouldn't be such a vulgar cunt if he was an influential member of the Red Cross or a missionary. But he chose to be a rockstar, then, when he realised that charity pays, he started shouting out about AIDs. Like I said, he should've become a missionary at this point and gone out to try to make a change. But he's not that bothered about it as he still finds time to write dull stadium rock for people with hearing impairments (which is a sort of charity I suppose, filling that market). He's not bothered enough to give up his celebrity rockstar status, lifestyle and his money. Of course he fucking isn't. You can argue until the cows come home, but ultimately that's what it comes down to. If he cared enough, he'd give up 'music' and would be out in Africa everyday campaigning and fighting for the cause.

That's what's wrong with it. The insincerity of it all. Bono is all mouth and no trousers. And he's been getting away with it, that's what's so sickening about it all.

Of course, anyone with a conscience knows that world hunger and AIDs are bad things, so it's impossible to disagree with the message Bono is sending out. I hope they end world hunger, if only so that I never have to see Bono's smiley face or listen to his shit music again.

I can quite honestly state here and now that if I were an millionaire (be it rockstar or lottery winner or whatever) I would give at least 75% of it to charity. And I'll be held to that. But I'm not a millionaire, so I can't. I do give to charity now, as a student with a part-time job, but I also believe it's vulgar to discuss things like that etc. so I won't go into it. But please don't try to patronise me.

[bobrobnob]

He just wants his MBE..... same as Bob Geldof

[Adrian]

Which is interesting, seeing as they're both Irishmen.

A

[Maureen]

greg said:

Bono wouldn't be such a vulgar cunt if he was an influential member of the Red Cross or a missionary.

An influential member of the Red Cross? Name one without Googling, darling.

While I'm no fan of 'Bonio', if he were a missionary or a member of the Red Cross, nobody would give a fuck what he thinks or listen to a word he says. The press release would be filed in the bin along with all the other shit that charities send out day after day hoping somebody will notice.

It's a hangover from today's so-called 'celeb-obsessed' culture that sermonising rockstars get press attention; your average, everyday do-gooders (Mother Theresa excepted) do not.

[audrey potnoodlehorne]

I think I hate Geldoff more in some ways, because he has amassed his vast wealth and fame solely because extreme poverty exists. He and his mates are probably counter-productive to their cause because they're so thick and self-indulgent.

Bono is a bit more in your face, because he insists on still raping our ears with his duff music. Actually, U2's music is the thing that offends me the least about him, which is really saying something (bop bop doobie doo wah). He's always been a cunt. If you see him prancing around in his leather trousers on TOTP2, it's impossible to believe that anyone has ever taken him slightly seriously.