Michka Assayas

Bono reflects on his transformation from singer and international celebrity to influential spokesperson for the Third World.

In Conversation with Michka Assayas

Bono

A portrait of the Grammy Award-winning lead singer of U2 describes his influences, his long-time marriage to his childhood sweetheart, and his work as a spokesperson for Third-World issues.

In Conversation with Michka Assayas; with a Foreword by Bono

For the first time ever, Bono, the greatest rock star in the world, tells hist story in his own words.

Conversations with Michka Assayas

Bono on Bono

Bono is one of the most influential musicians at work today. Over the past twenty-five years his band, U2, have sold a staggering 130 million albums and collected 14 Grammys. Their success has made Bono one of the most recognisable faces in the world. Here, in a series of conversations with his friend, the music journalist, Michka Assayas, Bono reflects on his transformation from extrovert singer of a small, Irish, post-punk band into an international rock star. Along the way he speaks candidly about his childhood, about his mother's death, about his Christian faith and about his difficult relationship with his father, who died recently. Bono also speaks passionately about how he has used his fame as a platform to campaign fervently on a range of global issues, and why these issues - which include the IRA ceasefire, Third World debt and, most recently, the growing AIDS crisis in Africa - are so important to each of us. Intimate, humorous, and fiercely opinionated, BONO ON BONO is Bono's story in his own words. It will fascinate and challenge fans of U2 and general readers alike.

Michka Assayas

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