Bono

This article is about Paul David Henson, most commonly know by his stage name Bono. He is Irish singer, musician and leader singer Dublin’s rock band U2. U2 is one of the most popular rock bands of the last 30 years.

 He was born in Ballymum, Dublin on May 10^th 1960. He went to Galsnevin National School and Mount Temple Compreshive School. During his childhood and adolescence, Paul and his friends were part of a street gang called “Lypton Village”. The gang has ritual of nickname-giving. Paul had several names, but finally name is “Bono Vox” it means “good voice”. Bono is married to Alison Hewson and they have four children.

U2 formed when the members were teenagers. First name was “Feedback”, but after several concerts they changed name to “The Hype”. One member left this group and other members formed U2. We don’t know what U2 means. It can be U2 spy plane, U2 like “you too” or only U and 2.

 

Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, using religious and social themes. His lyrics frequently allude to a religious connection or meaning, evident in songs such as "Gloria" from the band's album October, and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".  Bono has won numerous awards with U2, including 22 Grammy awards and the 2003 Golden Globe award for best original song, "The Hands That Built America", for the film Gangs of New York. Bono has become one of the world's best-known philanthropic performers and was named the most politically effective celebrity of all time.

 

I chose him because U2 is one of my dad’s favourite rock bands and he grew up with this music and. And also I think, Bono is still same and fame didn’t change him a lot. For example, he still lives in Dublin and he organizes benefit concerts. But in one he has changed a lot. Because he is rich, he can send a lot of money to charities. These charities help to people in Africa. That’s the reason why I chose him.

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