- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Riverhead Books (21 April 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1573223093
- ISBN-13: 978-1573223096
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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'Witty and entertaining ... [Bono's] heart is warm, his mind is sharp, and his conversation a rich, unstoppable noise.' -- The Sunday Times
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43 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for anyone who has grown up listening to U2,
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This review is from: Bono on Bono: Conversations with Michka Assayas (Hardcover)
War was the first album I bought when I was about 12. I have always found Bono to be a fascinating character, full of passion and contradictions. Also, as a Christian, I have been intrigued and challanged by his often confusing professions of faith, both in the music and in the press. This book answers so many questions, and raises many more. The book is in the form of an extended interview over a couple of years (2002-2004) by a French journalist/friend. In it Bono, sometimes reluctantly, usually candidly, discusses faith, family, celebrity, politics, aids, africa, the band, influences, aging, and so much more. I found myself completely engrossed, stirred, challanged and maybe even changed by this book. Does it reveal the 'real' Bono? Who is the real Bono? I didn't come away with all the answers, but with a renewed respect for a man comfortable with himself, but restless to do more, be more and mean more in this life, while looking forward to the next.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Because Grace makes beauty Out of ugly things,
By Oliveman (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bono on Bono: Conversations with Michka Assayas (Hardcover)
Bono: rock star, activist, peacenik, poet, artist, frivolous, megalomaniac, messiah, pompous, pretentious, annoying git, fame crazed fame junkie, serious, name dropper, ridiculous, man of principle, wearer of shades, man of God, man who'll sup with the Devil to save an African child's life, modest. The only man to have been nominated for a Noble Peace prize, a Grammy and an Oscar. So they say.
This autobiography takes the form of interviews which Assayas conducts with Bono. Assayas proves to be a good sparring partner and gets Bono to lower his guard (or perhaps penetrates it would be closer). He gets Bono to open up about some things he hasn't before. At other times they go over familiar territory such as the early death of his mother and the troubled relationship with his father. Aid, politics, economics, philanthropy, God, hypocrisy all get a mention. Anecdotes of the rich, and the famous; the good and ugly are here too (inviting Gorbachov to lunch and forgetting to tell his wife. Fantastic!). The interesting discussions centre on such ideas as grace over karma, the nature and virtue of celebrity and of course family and friends. And the songs; mustn't forget the songs. Given all this it is remarkable the man isn't thoroughly autocratic or utterly delusional. Folk have gone over the top for less. A fascinating insightful read.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Entertaining, funny, well put together,
By Tim Burness (Brighton, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bono on Bono: Conversations with Michka Assayas (Paperback)
Whatever you think of the man, Bono is something else. Here we get some genuine insight into what makes this extraordinary individual tick. The series of dialogues between the Irish singer and old friend French writer Michka Assayas covers just about everything you can think of with intelligence and humour. At one point they discuss that these conversations themselves may be some kind of therapy for Bono since the relatively recent death of his father.
From his troubled adolescence and the death of his mother, to his recent first-hand experiences of international economics and politics, to his relationship with God and Christianity, Bono reveals all. Meetings with the Pope, George W. Bush, President Gorbacev calls round for Sunday lunch, there are some fascinating bits and pieces! Just as he appears on the point of pomposity or pretentiousness, out comes a quote from Monty Python, or a self-deprecating U2 story. For a millionaire rock star, Bono comes across as remarkably in touch with reality and with his feet firmly on the ground. In fact it is astonishing that he appears to be so in touch with so many different realities, and still have a healthy sense of perspective. One senses a clear-headed ambition to achieve an ongoing balance between idealism and realism.
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