BONO: Making The Effort
(For the edification of our always-concerned readers who might be wondering what the heck U2 have been doing of late, here’s the scoop: they’re recording a brand new album. Until that arrives, shall we content ourselves with a few words from lead singer Bono?
BONO: Making The Effort
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Adrian Thrills
(For the edification of our always-concerned readers who might be wondering what the heck U2 have been doing of late, here’s the scoop: they’re recording a brand new album. Until that arrives, shall we content ourselves with a few words from lead singer Bono? He’s interviewed here by the NME ’s Adrian Thrills; the major topic of discussion is his exemplary contribution to the Sun City album—the track “Silver And Gold, ” an unusual collaboration between the Irish singer and two well-known performers in the Rolling Stones.—-Ed.)
On their 1984 U S. tour, the one that coincided with the last U.S. election, U2 were becoming increasingly associated with a growing resurgence of the American civil rights and anti-apartheid movements. Before playing the anthemic “Pride,” for instance, lead singer Bono Vox would regularly refer to the South African struggle. On one date of the tour he even received a telephone call of encouragement from Bishop Desmond Tutu, one of the most influential black church leaders in South Africa.