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Old 08-16-2009, 09:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
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All of U2's previous albums went back into the charts in the UK after their transcendent performance

Having just read that on wiki it made me think that Bono was worried about people accusing him of using the event to promote U2 so he's been making amends ever since.
How was Bono making amends?

I think he cares about what he says he cares about. I don't think he's making a mea culpa for jumping off stage to hug a fan, or doing a good show at Live Aid. Considering his lyrics he writes even from his first album, I think he was alway thoughtful, I don't think he changed that much since he was young either. I think he used his fame to point out social evils in the world, I think he knows that and with fame I think he feels he needs to do good and be the spokesman of our generation. I think he truely believes in Noblesse oblige.
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