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What other rock star has the numbers for both Nelson Mandela and George W. Bush on his speed-dial? Who else could have convinced the US to return $435 million in cancelled Third World debt? One of the most unique and inspiring figures in popular music today, not only is Bono the singer of the phenomenally successful U2, he is also the most overtly politicised rock superstar since John Lennon.
With a long history of campaigning behind him - from the rousing 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' to the moment he phoned then US president Bill Clinton live on stage as images of war-ravaged Sarajevo flashed across giant screens behind him- politics and rock 'n' roll have always been inextricably linked for Bono. Yet the question remains: why?
Acclaimed biographer and music journalist, Mick Wall, explores the man behind the icon in this definitive biography; from his boyhood in Dublin raised by a Protestant mother and Catholic father, through the formation of U2, and all the highs and lows of a career that seems to have peaked on so many occasions. Compelling and engaging, In the Name of Love reveals why Bono's is one of the great rock stories of our time,
With a long history of campaigning behind him - from the rousing 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' to the moment he phoned then US president Bill Clinton live on stage as images of war-ravaged Sarajevo flashed across giant screens behind him- politics and rock 'n' roll have always been inextricably linked for Bono. Yet the question remains: why?
Acclaimed biographer and music journalist, Mick Wall, explores the man behind the icon in this definitive biography; from his boyhood in Dublin raised by a Protestant mother and Catholic father, through the formation of U2, and all the highs and lows of a career that seems to have peaked on so many occasions. Compelling and engaging, In the Name of Love reveals why Bono's is one of the great rock stories of our time,