12-25-2022, 06:26 AM
Surrender by Bono
It's everything you ever wanted to know about Bono in U2 by Bono himself. There is a very gonzo journalism style to the whole affair. Hopping around in the narrative style from lyrics to forward in time. At points I wished he could concentrate on the story at hand.
And it's not so much a story of U2, but it's more a story of Bono himself. The band does play a role, but I get the feeling that Bono didn't want to tell Adam, Edge and Larry's stories. Although of course they do appear but he doesn't go into a lot of depth of them. It's mostly how Bono navigated his life from the death of his mother, his relationship with Ali, and his struggles with faith. But in many cases, even here, he is coy about other people. He hints at the stories with going into depth. Most of depth is for him.
There are great chunks about being in the band and how to be creative. He struggles with the fraud of being a rock star and how to achieve that. It was all very interesting. He does credit all his influences. He also writes about his efforts to raise money for debt relief and Aids charities. Those bits were a bit tedious, but kudos to him for doing it.
There is an odd feeling that there is way too much stuff in the book but not enough. I don't feel I learned all that much but I read so many stories about him.
It's everything you ever wanted to know about Bono in U2 by Bono himself. There is a very gonzo journalism style to the whole affair. Hopping around in the narrative style from lyrics to forward in time. At points I wished he could concentrate on the story at hand.
And it's not so much a story of U2, but it's more a story of Bono himself. The band does play a role, but I get the feeling that Bono didn't want to tell Adam, Edge and Larry's stories. Although of course they do appear but he doesn't go into a lot of depth of them. It's mostly how Bono navigated his life from the death of his mother, his relationship with Ali, and his struggles with faith. But in many cases, even here, he is coy about other people. He hints at the stories with going into depth. Most of depth is for him.
There are great chunks about being in the band and how to be creative. He struggles with the fraud of being a rock star and how to achieve that. It was all very interesting. He does credit all his influences. He also writes about his efforts to raise money for debt relief and Aids charities. Those bits were a bit tedious, but kudos to him for doing it.
There is an odd feeling that there is way too much stuff in the book but not enough. I don't feel I learned all that much but I read so many stories about him.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm