This was confirmed in June 2009 by his publicist, who identified Bono's preferred name as Chaz Bono and said, " It is Chaz's hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his coming out did.

* Becoming Chaz, 2011 documentary about Chaz Bono's transition

He was instrumental in spearheading the creation of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, which is now held each year in Bono's memory.

After Bono's death, Mary told an interviewer from TV Guide that Sonny had been addicted to and was seriously abusing prescription drugs, mainly Vicodin and Valium.

Bono's wife, Mary, was elected to fill the remainder of his Congressional term.

A documentary on Bono's experience, Becoming Chaz, was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and later made its television debut on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

After only six weeks, however, Bono's show was abruptly canceled.

Bono's widow, Mary, was selected to fill the remainder Congressional term.

During the same year, Cher also released her twenty-third album " Believe " that was highly influenced by Bono's death, and in the booklet Cher wrote " IN MEMORY OF SON ".

Ultimately, the progress of De Bono's invasion was judged to be too slow by Mussolini.

The show was originally scheduled to take place on July 12, 2010, but was postponed, due to Bono's emergency back surgery.

" and was called upon to mime the absent Bono's lyrics on Top of the Pops.

The band was no longer involved in the soundtrack for the movie, and Bono's composition of the same name was substituted, sung instead by Tina Turner.

Due to Sonny Bono's commitment to Scientology at the time, Bono Mack took some Scientology courses together with her husband, but soon decided it was not for her.

The show was originally to be held on June 12, 2010, but was postponed, due to Bono's emergency back surgery.

The band was announced as the opener for the third and fourth legs of U2's 360 ° Tour, and subsequently the band announced eighteen US shows to take place over the third leg of U2's 360 ° Tour, but only three of them went ahead after Bono's back injury cancelled U2's entire third leg.

The show was originally to be held on June 23, 2010, but had to be postponed following Bono's emergency back surgery.

He played piano on two songs for ex-Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies ' solo album, was the piano player on the singles ' You Won't Let Me ,' by Karise Eden, ' Happy Home ,' and ' In The Blowing Wind ' performed by Darren Percival, and Sarah De Bono's cover of Duffy's ' Warwick Avenue ' for the TV show The Voice ( Australia ).

" Out of Control " was written on lead singer Bono's eighteenth birthday.

The show was originally to be held on June 30, 2010, but was postponed, due to Bono's emergency back surgery.

He also stated that the lyrics " just fell out of the sky, a gift "; the concept was inspired by the band members ' fracturing relationships, the German reunification, and Bono's skepticism of the hippie idea of " oneness ".

Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich made a public appearance and speech at the shore of the lake on Bono's behalf.

The epitaph on Bono's headstone reads: " And the Beat Goes On.

The epitaph on Bono's headstone reads: " And The Beat Goes On ".

* L game on Edward de Bono's official site

This high-profile incident increased public attention toward the FCC's enforcement of indecency rules, which had already stepped up following Bono's use of an expletive on live TV.

Online database in Italian, based on Salvatore Bono's book.

Online database in Italian, based on Salvatore Bono's book.

Parts of U2's half-live rockumentary Rattle and Hum, came from one concert filmed in the arena, on the third leg of the band's 1987 Joshua Tree Tour, including Bono's famous " Fuck the revolution!

He serves on the board of Bono's ONE campaign to fight global poverty, particularly disease in Africa.

Less than three months after Bono's death, the first launch vehicle based on his designs, the McDonnell Douglas DC-X ( Delta Clipper ) began a largely successful series of test flights.

In its review of the album, Entertainment Weekly called the song " biting and unprecedentedly emotional " and opined that its " extravagant stylings and wild emotings [...] put it among Bono's most dramatic moments on record ".

Q called Bono's singing on the song a " quieter moment " that has " never been so persuasively tender ".

Beginning with the 1992 North American stadium shows, it was often followed by Bono's falsetto take on Elvis Presley's long-time show-closing ballad, " Can't Help Falling in Love ", culminating in Bono softly stating that " Elvis is still in the building ".

Writer Bill Flanagan believes that the link-ups accomplished Bono's goal for Zoo TV of " illustrating onstage the obscenity of idly flipping from a war on CNN to rock videos on MTV ".

In reference to the novel's satanic references, Rushdie, when confronted by Bono's MacPhisto character, observed that " real devils don't wear horns ".

Sonny Bono's headstone at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

Bono's paternal relationship became strained after Sonny became a Republican Congressman from California.

At Mary Bono's request, Cher gave a eulogy at Sonny's funeral.

He lived at the Leonard Hotel just behind Oxford Street in London for three years where he recorded most of Bono's vocals for ' Electrical Storm '.

" A female Cardiff fan who was pulled on-stage questioned Bono's motives for dressing as the devil, prompting the singer to compare his act to the plot of the C. S. Lewis novel The Screwtape Letters.

That August, West played " Jesus Walks " at the Exdo Event Center in Denver for a private show at held for Bono's humanitarian organization ONE.