U2 has sold 170 million albums and been honored with 22 Grammys. Their hit songs include “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “Pride (In the Name of Love)” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
secret behind his 40-year marriageOn Friday, the singer was participating in an interview for the New Yorker Festival about his upcoming book,"Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story," at The Society For Ethical Culture in New York. It was there when a newlywed audience member asked how he’s managed to maintain such a lasting union with the businesswoman."It is a grand madness about us," the U2 frontman shared, as quoted by People magazine.
Bono shared that like in any marriage, they’ve had their share of ups and downs. But the love — and friendship — has endured. "Any time either of us got lost, the other would … be there to get the other one home," he said."And I’m so grateful. And 40 years is a powerful number for me. That’s a powerful number for Ali. And it was brilliant when we got to 40, and we went, ‘Let’s not f--- this up now.’"explores his childhood in Dublin, losing his mother at age 14, his rise to stardom with U2, as well as his activism in the fight against HIV/AIDS and poverty.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced in July that the Irish rock band — along with actor George Clooney, singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant and composer Tania León — are being honored this year. In a statement thanking the Kennedy Center, the band noted they played their first show in America in New York in 1980. The band's second show was in Washington."We had big dreams then, fueled in part by the commonly held belief at home that America smiles on Ireland. And it turned out to be true, yet again.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dow Futures Fall 170 Points to Start Week With Key Inflation Data, Earnings AheadTraders are readying for the new week coming out of a tumultuous five days.
Read more »
170 dead bodies went unclaimed in D.C. Now the city is honoring them.“It’s a moment that a life, albeit briefly, is remembered, and remembered in the presence of people that care about them,” D.C.'s chief medical examiner said.
Read more »
Brandi Carlile opens up on her new album, working with her heroesIn this week’s Sunday Sitdown, Grammy-winning singer Brandi Carlile joins Willie Geist to talk about her latest album, “In the Canyon Haze.” Carlile also looks back at her first time performing onstage as a child, working alongside her musical heroes and being an inspiration for young artists “who don’t feel represented.”
Read more »
‘I Still Find It Hard to Surrender’: 6 Takeaways From Bono’s New Yorker Festival Interview About His New BookBono told journalist David Remnick about the secret behind his 40-year-marriage, the band almost breaking up and the song that kept them together, and more.
Read more »