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Bono and U2
Musicians who are primarily known as singers or performers on another instrument who also have recorded and performed harmonica solos include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Taj Mahal, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis and the News, John Mayall, Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Bono of U2, Rick Davies of Supertramp, and Richard " Magic Dick " Salwitz of The J. Geils Band.
The photographs include shots of his half-brother Sean, actress Kate Hudson, and U2 frontman Bono.
Bono of U2 has called the Pixies " one of America's greatest bands ever ", and Radiohead's Thom Yorke has said that, while at school, " the Pixies had changed my life ".
U2 frontman Bono holds Orbison as a standard in musical creativity, commenting in 1999, " The thing people don't talk about enough as far as I'm concerned is how innovative this music was, how radical in terms of its songwriting.
* May 10 – Bono, Irish rock singer ( U2 )
U2 also performed at Kenan on the first American date of their 1983 War Tour, where Bono famously climbed up to the top of the stage, during pouring rain and lightning, holding up a white flag for peace.
For example, Bono of U2 combines many elements of spirituality and faith into his lyrics, but the band is not directly labeled as a " Christian rock " band.
A version of the song performed by Bono ( of the band U2 ) can be seen in the 2007 Beatles-inspired musical movie, Across the Universe, directed by Julie Taymor.
* Bono ( U2 )
The 1993 soundtrack to the film In the Name of the Father featured " You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart ", with significant contributions from U2 frontman Bono.
In 2000, Bono, lead singer with Irish band U2, played a central role in campaigning for debt relief for African nations in the Jubilee 2000 campaign.
He asserted that he felt Audioslave can be a band like U2, which is " not overtly political, but Bono gets a lot done.
Bono of the band U2 mentions the Old-Time Gospel Hour in the 1988 live version of the song Bullet the Blue Sky on the album Rattle and Hum.
Urbana 06 speakers included Rick Warren, pastor, and author of The Purpose Driven Life ; Ray Bakke, a professor and specialist in urban ministry ; Bono from the band U2 ( via video ); and Ajith Fernando, a well-respected Bible teacher who is the director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka.
The lead singer of U2, Bono, explained that they had started their tour in Camp Nou since “ This is where we wanted to build a space station, designed by Gaudi in the capital of surrealism.
* Bono, musician, activist, lead singer of U2
Also acknowledging the heritage of the show, Bono introduced U2's performance by saying: " Right, what we'd like to do now is go live from Toronto to London, to The Secret Policeman's Ball – which is a mysterious and extraordinary event that certainly changed my life ..." ( Notwithstanding the description of the show as " live " the U2 performance had actually been pre-recorded in Toronto two weeks earlier on 21 May 2001.
For instance, J. Lindeberg has been worn on several official occasions by Bono from U2, Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, The Killers, and Jane's Addiction, among others.
" U2 lead singer Bono called him a “ prizefighter ,” whose stamina would make him go “ any amount of rounds, with anyone, anywhere, to protect human rights and common decency.
His position brought national and international interest to his district, including the ONE Campaign, the lobbying group formed by Bono of the rock band U2.
Guest performers included Bono from U2 and Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones.
Their 2004 CD Amassakoul (" The Traveller " in Tamashek ) and its 2007 follow-up Aman Iman (" Water Is Life " in Tamashek ) were released worldwide and gained the notice of celebrity fans including Carlos Santana, Robert Plant, Bono and the Edge of U2, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Henry Rollins, Brian Eno, and TV On The Radio.
In 2002, Shriver was a co-founder – with U2 lead singer Bonoof DATA ( Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa ), a multinational, non-government organization whose purpose is to obtain social equality and justice for Africa through debt relief ; adjust trade rules which burden Africa ; eliminate the African AIDS epidemic ; and strengthen democracy with more accountability by the wealthiest nations and African leaders with transparency towards the people.

Bono and major
The identity of the buyer has not yet been revealed but rock singer Bono had shown major interest in the property.
Bono Manso, sometimes known as Bono Mansu, was a trading area in the ancient Akan state of Bono, and a major trading center in what is now predominantly Brong-Ahafo of Akanland.
Vizard studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Melbourne ; he practiced as a lawyer and was a partner in a City Law firm ; he has written for and produced various Logie and AFI award winning television show-from Fast Forward to Kangaroo Palace ; he has hosted his own 5 night a week national Tonight Show, Tonight Live With Steve Vizard for which he was three times nominated for and won a Gold Logie in 1991 ; he has interviewed over two thousand major names, from Audrey Hepburn, Oliver Stone, Mel Gibson, Robin Williams, Sir Bob Geldof, Peter Allen, Patrick Swayze, Bob Hope, Sir Peter Ustinov, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Parkinson, Spike Milligan, Edward de Bono, Robert Ludlum, Sir Harry Secombe, and Prime Ministers and politicians ; he founded one of Australia ’ s largest independent Production houses, Artist Services, which was subsequently sold to Granada ; he has been the President of the National Gallery of Victoria and the Chairman of the Victorian Major Events Company, securing events such as the World Cycling Champioships and the World Gymnastics Championships ; he has appeared on the cover of Time and Rolling Stone ; he was an elected representative to the 1999 Constitutional Convention ; he was Father of the Year in 2001 ; he was embroiled in three highly publicised legal proceedings, involving the theft of moneys by his former accountant from the Vizard Companies, and Vizard's civil penalty in 2005 for breaching directors duties ; he has broadcast on the Austereo, Fairfax and Macquarie Radio Networks and in 2011 was nominated for best Talkback Presenter in Australia ; he was Chairman of the World Swimming Championships ; and he has written several books ranging on topics ranging from humour to Australia's population policy.

Bono and influence
Bono performs a version of this song while playing the character " Dr. Robert " in the movie Across the Universe while several of the protagonists appear to be under the influence of psychoactive substances at a New York club and, later, on Dr. Robert's tour bus.
Bono re-confirmed the singer's influence on the band by announcing, " Every song we've ever written was a rip-off of a Lou Reed song.

Bono and appeared
Bono is the only child of Cher and Sonny Bono of the pop duo Sonny & Cher, stars of a TV variety show on which the young child often appeared.
Cher appeared at the event with Mary Bono, who accepted the award on behalf of her late husband.
Bono also appeared on stage at Simple Minds Croke Park concert and sung " Sun City " during the " Love Song " medley.
In addition to having to compete with Bono, Montana appeared to be close to recovering from his elbow tendon surgery.
The song was given added exposure in 1992-1993 by its regular use on U2's satellite-themed Zoo TV Tour, where Bono sang it as a duet with a prerecorded video image of Reed ( and on a few occasions Reed appeared on stage to sing it in person ).
After the book was published, singer Bono of U2 wrote and released a similar song of the same title, based on the same book ; the song appeared on their album All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Bono and video
In the 1997 film Men In Black, Bono is one of several oddball celebrities seen on a wall of video screens that monitor extraterrestrials living among us.
Also included is the song " American Prayer " written by Stewart with Bono of U2, for which Dave Stewart shot a video clip in support of the campaign of US presidential candidate Barack Obama, featuring various film and music stars, which premiered on YouTube on 23 August 2008.
Awards were presented to members of U2 ( Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr .) as the performing group, along with Meiert Avis as the video director and Ben Dossett and Michael Hamlyn as the video producers.
It also included performances by Bono, the African Drum Ballet and the Philander Smith Collegiate Choir, as well as an invocation given by Floyd Flake and video tribute from Nelson Mandela.
* Images of a misty Errigal were used in the music video for In A Lifetime by Clannad and Bono in 1985.
The story was originally developed by Bono in 1987 when filming the famous music video for " Where the Streets Have No Name ".
The other video, directed by Kevin Godley, shows Bono being thrown out of a van several times, as if " stuck in a moment ".
The video depicts Bono sitting at a table smoking a cheroot and drinking beer, interspersed with footage of the band performing in concert.
However, they were never called to the set and by 3 a. m., they realized that the video was to focus on Bono.
For the opening song, " Zoo Station ", Bono entered as his primary stage persona, " The Fly ", appearing silhouetted against a giant screen of blue and white video noise interwoven with glimpses of xerox animations of the band members.
During " Tryin ' to Throw Your Arms Around the World ", Bono danced with a young female fan from the crowd ( a ritual he had done more solemnly on past tours ), shared camcorder video filming duties with her, and sprayed champagne.
For " Bullet the Blue Sky ", the video screens displayed burning crosses and swastikas ; during " Running to Stand Still ", Bono mimed the actions of a heroin addict from the B-stage, rolling up his sleeves and then spiking his arm during the final lyric.

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