It's a testament to his greatness that, after twenty plus years of being a consumer of this man's musical talents and a witness of his political activism, I am still smitten with Paul "I am a white nigger*" Hewson.
Does anybody remember the first time U2 did something truly political? It was their little stunt with Greenpeace [1] that basically unleashed Bono the activist on the world.
I sincerely hope Bono wins the Noble Peace Prize. Nothwithstanding my apprehension about One.org's Red Card [1], I truly believe Bono has brought much good to the world with his humanitarian work.
Now, Bob Geldoff on the other hand [2] ... I mean ... what else has he done beside two well publicized concerts? And no, it's not a rhetorical question. I have no idea what else has he done beside Live Aid and Live 8.
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* NOTE : Back in the early 1990's I read a sociology article about the historical use of "nigger" used in Ireland. In the article there was a quote from a Bono interview in which he calls himself a "white nigger". It may have been around the time he came out with Elvis : American David [3]. If anybody knows about the academic paper I am talking about, please leave me a link or bibliographical reference in the comments.
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