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Bedtime for Bono

By Christopher Orlet on 7.28.11 @ 6:07AM

A rebel with too many causes descends on St. Louis.

These days everyone who is anyone must have a fashionable cause. You simply cannot be a successful entertainer or athlete without one. It is not enough to bring joy to someone’s life for an hour or two with your stand-up comedy routine or your half-hour bass guitar solo. You must be politically involved and socially concerned. (Conservative causes count too, but they count against you.)

I say these days, but the notion that a celebrity must have a cause goes back at least to the mid-19th century when novelist Charles Dickens used his considerable celebrity to rail against social injustice and inequality in Britain. It wasn’t long before causes became for actors, artists and those famous for being famous, an essential accessory, not unlike those tiny handbag dogs.

U2’s Bono is perhaps the best-known example of a contemporary celebrity with a cause. Actually he has countless causes. There is a good chance even he does not know how many he has. This allows Bono — Ireland’s mononymous answer to Sting — to incessantly scold and hector the West over how wasteful, greedy and decadent it is. It’s not just western governments that have to listen to Bono’s inane lecturing. (After all, western governments truly are wasteful, greedy and decadent.) No, the planet’s savior harangues everyday Americans like you and I who are only trying to get by. (For the record, the anti-colonialist Sting wasn’t too anti-colonial to accept the title Commander of the Order of the British Empire back in 2003.)

Bono watchers are familiar with his list of pet causes: relocating his business empire to Holland to avoid paying taxes, flying hats round the world first class, establishing a private equity fund to invest billions in a series of money-making schemes… sorry, wrong list. That’s Bono’s double-standards list. His pet causes include rebuilding New Orleans, fighting AIDs in Africa, and debt relief for slacker nations.

You may have noticed a conspicuous absence of green causes. This could be because U2’s current 360° Tour is the most un-eco-friendly man-made event since the Great Fire of London in 1666.

This month Bono and his bandmates brought their giant carbon-footprint-sized rock extravaganza to my hometown. It reportedly took six jumbo jets to fly in all of the stage equipment, which was loaded onto 110 tractor-trailers and hauled to the stadium. At that point it took roadies and an additional 120 laborers more than a week to tear up the sod from the diamond of Busch Stadium and construct the massive revolving spaceship with an aluminum floor. (Yes, the empathetic Bono had workers build an aluminum floor for concert-goers to stand on in 100-plus degree temperatures.) Even the local alternative weekly had to ask: “Is there anything less ‘green’ than tearing up grass to accommodate a concert?” Elsewhere one environmental consultant estimated the band’s carbon footprint from the first leg of the 360° Tour equaled the average annual waste produced by 6,500 Brits. Or, to pick up on the intergalactic starship theme, U2 wasted enough fuel last year to fly to Mars and back. And this is the environmental scold who once told a Tokyo audience: “My prayer is that we become better in looking after our planet.”

BUT WHAT IS A LITTLE eco-hypocrisy compared to an awesome U2 concert?

Bono, however, isn’t totally oblivious. While U2’s killer stage show will distract most fans from the damage the band has wreaked on the environment, rock critics are not so naive. For these critics, Bono has fished into his pocket and purchased carbon offsets, the champagne environmentalist’s equivalent of the indulgences the Catholic Church used to hock. And just in case that gesture falls short, Bono, who flies to his gigs in a private jet, requested fans carpool to the show. And you should carpool in a hybrid. And don’t even think of using the air conditioner. Better yet, take the bus.

Personally, I could care less if aged rock stars want to put on glamorous Las Vegas-style spectacles in hopes of proving that they are still virile. There is obviously a large and well-heeled market for such things. The truth is if Bono were to hold his shows in Central Park, just he and The Edge sitting on stumps playing a box guitar, I would still find him to be an insufferable bore.

“Hypocrisy,” said Molière, “is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.” Luckily for celebrities, their fans lack the ability to tell the difference between the two.

About the Author

Christopher Orlet writes from St. Louis.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (62) | Leave a comment Leave a comment

Larry| 7.28.11 @ 6:13AM

The popul;arity of Ewww Too has always amazed me. They're one of the worst bands I've ever heard. Bozo is a poor singer. The guitar player is a bore. I've heard guitar players playing Kumbaya around a camp fire who could play rings around this guy. All this and the fact that various world leaders including US presidents have given an audience to Bozo so that he could scold them for not spending (read: wasting) enough of our tax dollars on his pet causes. Of course, Ewww Too has a great deal of its own money various off-shore tax shelters and, like typical lib-scum, spend little of their own money on such causes. Lear Jet libs are always great at spending other people's money, never their own though.

JP| 7.28.11 @ 10:39AM

You obviously never listened to the Edge. He has one of the best ears for music of any guitar player of his generation. No guitar player of the last 30 years has invented so many signature sounds. Unlike the guitar heroes of the last 50 years, the Edge was never satisified with playing the same R&B riffs song after song; album after album. While the Edge never had the inborn creative skill of a Chet Atkins, Jimmy Hendrix, or Eric Clapton; he is a perfectionist always in search of a new sound. His layered approach to playing the guitar provided a perfect backdrop to Bono - who is a born front man. The Edge never intended to be a guitar front man. His punk background rebeled against what was once called Glam-Rock. U2's music is not for everyone. But, I think it is a mistake not to include the Edge as one of the best guitar talents of his generation.

Seek| 7.28.11 @ 12:11PM

You're quite right. The Edge is a brilliant guitarist. Very few peers can achieve his range or tone, with or without an expensive delay pedal. To get an idea of what makes him tick, rent or buy the 2009 documentary film, "It Might Get Loud," which also stars Jimmy Page and Jack White.

Skippy| 7.29.11 @ 3:07PM

The Ledge stinks on ice, and always has.
Lotsa bold daring in playing the same note a zillion times really fast through the whole damn song.
The least melodious guitarist ever.
All effects and nuance; zero soul.
These clowns have been so impressed with themselves for so long, and for no apparent reason.
Thee as well(u2)are like the fabled Emperor.
Naked and vacant, but none dare say so.
I dare.
They suck.

Margie| 7.29.11 @ 6:55PM

Now.... can you tell us how you really feel?

Seek| 7.28.11 @ 12:08PM

Ask any U2 if they could care less about your envy.

40 y/o curmudgeon| 7.28.11 @ 6:28AM

The generation that grew up listening to U2 (disclaimer: mine) never learned the proper defintion of "irony." So I doubt they can spot eco-hypcricsy. Though I also could care less whether they want to go unplugged in the park or blow up a small mountain, I wish these so-called entertainers would, as they say, shut up and sing.

Brian Mc| 7.28.11 @ 6:49AM

In the case of U-2, I would prefer they shut up and go away.

Elgordo| 7.28.11 @ 8:02AM

EXPOSE THE RED STATES DEM SENATORS WHO SIGNED REID'S D.O.A. LETTER......
There are 11 vulnerable Dem Senate seats up for re-election in Red States or states that went Republican in 2010.......6 of these Senators are especially vulnerable: ; Ben Nelson of Nebr. Bill Nelson of FL, Claire McCaskill of MO., Jon Tester of Mont., and from the coal rich states of W.Va. and PA. respectively, Joe Manchin and Robt. Casey..... In other states such as Wisc., VA., No. Dak., New Mex., Hawaii., their Dem Senators, many sensing defeat, are retiring. Also NJ's Gov. Christie is making voting for Republicans more popular in the Garden State , so their Dem Senator in 2012, Robt. Menendez, may also be vulnerable. ......The names of these vulnerable Dem Senators should be revealed as having signed Sen. Reid's Dead on Arrival Letter.

pgt| 7.28.11 @ 8:52AM

Here is a link to an item posted recently at NRO, and printed in the August 1 National Review.
http://www.nationalreview.com/.....nordlinger

Bono may be a liberal but he isn't brain dead. There are more egregious examples of mindless cause devotion in our popular culture.

LarryK| 7.28.11 @ 9:12AM

I saw U2 exactly one time - on their first US 'tour,' in 1981 or 82. They played three cities - NY, Chicago, and LA. I saw them at the International House at the University of Chicago campus. Their first album had just come out, and they played it, and nothing else. Opened and closed with "I Will Follow," but then did "Gimme Three Steps" as an encore (OK, I made that part up).

The best part, however, was the price - $2, and that included all the beer you can drink.

I've always had a sweet spot in my heart for U2 because of that, even though I'm ambivalent about their music.

Petronius| 7.28.11 @ 9:27AM

Self aggrandizement is a religion and Bono is it's high priest. His followers contribute to his causes and theirs with their $100 tickets. They see themselves in him and are redeemed. But unlike Seanaed O'Conner and her ilk, he knows how to market his agenda. Those who know what he's really doing wouldn't cross the street to see him. Ted Nugent also passed through recently. He was driving his own jeep and stopped at Soldiers Memorial to meet local officers and members of veterans organizations in which he is active. But he doesn't just do photo ops and write checks. His involvement is hands on and heart felt. Next time he brings the band, I'll spend my dime and my time with him. Good tunes and a good time are enough.

Occam's Tool| 7.28.11 @ 2:52PM

Cat Scratch Fever is one of the most awesome anthems in Rock.

Bob Grant| 7.28.11 @ 8:43PM

Third only to Stranglehold and Free-for-All!

skip| 7.28.11 @ 8:10PM

The Great Lake State's own Nugent's rants are better than his songs.

His anthem is The Great Lake State's own "Fred Bear".

Pure Nuge.

Doctor Right| 7.28.11 @ 9:44AM

I stopped listening to U2 in the 80's, when they were still intereresting.

Since then, they've become nothing but another bloated, omnipresent, corporate band whose songs all sound the same...at least to me.

And Bono..? Please...Would someone tell this windbag to shut the hell up and go away??? This guy is a complete moron. When George W. Bush legitimized him with an Oval Office visit, I almost gagged.

There should be a rule in rock-n-roll:

Once you hit 40, you should be forced into retirement. That way, the rest of us could be spared the spectacle of watching middle-aged (and even SENIOR citizens...seen Mick Jagger, lately?) poseurs strutting around a stage acting like they're still in high school.

And by the way...your name is Paul. "Bono" is stupid.

A real skeptic| 7.28.11 @ 1:39PM

Actually I think that Jesse Helms sort of "legitimized" him first. Surely Jesse had no idea who was coming to visit him in the office. It must have been a staffer 55 years junior to Jesse who set it up.

Like ALL low-key music performers who are more concerned (focused) about the "issues," Bono insisted there would be NO cameras for the meeting. (gag)

skip| 7.28.11 @ 2:01PM

U2 can't crack my 'Top 100' list of rock artists.

Occam's Tool| 7.28.11 @ 2:49PM

Dr Right,

Sir, I'm afraid you are wrong on this one. There is one rocker who GOT better and better as he got older. His best album was finished shortly before he died at the age of 52. One of his last performances, on SNL, was considered one of the best musical performances EVER on that show. He was considered by Elvis Presley t0 be the greatest Singer in Rock.

He was, of course, the immortal Roy Orbison.

In addition, I was at a live Concert by the Stones in Birmingham, AL in '94 or '95. They played for 4 hours without intemission. Jagger was off the stage for only about 15 minutes of that time.

Elton John is still worth $1 million/gig as a wedding singer.

But other than those guys, yeah, you're right.

Bob Grant| 7.28.11 @ 8:49PM

Perhaps, but the one artist who performed better, in my opinion, in his fifties than thirties or forties is Neil Young. Listen to a current version of Hey Hey and tell me it does not rock.

skip| 7.28.11 @ 9:14PM

It is difficult to offer anything that can top Neil's best album "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (1969).

squalis| 7.29.11 @ 9:09AM

Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

skip| 7.29.11 @ 11:53AM

It is difficult to offer anything that can top Genesis's best album (1974) when they had Peter; Neil's best is Neil's best, just as Genesis's best is Genesis's best, just as U2's best is pretentious crap.

PatriotGal2257| 7.28.11 @ 10:39AM

This kind of thing is exactly the reason I won't listen to U2, or for that matter, any rock star who launches into a tedious lecture about their favorite pet cause to me and the rest of the audience between sets for upwards of $100 a pop. After 30 years or so, I would imagine that Bono must be getting bored with being just a musician (relatively speaking) and wants to branch out into being an advocate for innumerable liberal causes instead. The reality of it is that he's not all that good at either.

JP| 7.28.11 @ 10:43AM

Bono actually has cooled off during the last 10 years or so. And without a doubt U2's best music can be found in thier last 3 albums.

I still love Joshua Tree.But that was 24 years ago.

Reader| 7.28.11 @ 11:04AM

Please. Give Bono credit. I was at the Meadowlands concert. Bono graciously thanked George W Bush for his efforts in Africa. And he ran some pro-democracy video regarding the Arab world. He is a neocon, though he might not know it.

loulou| 7.28.11 @ 11:20AM

I NEVER listened to Bono. What a bore he is.

Michael| 7.28.11 @ 11:25AM

First, Bono and U2 believe in the freedom to vote, unless you live in Arizona and oppose the Dr. King Holiday, then you forfit your right to vote and to be able have a Super Bowl in your state. Second, there are two Bonos. The one with talent was with Cher.

Jim | 7.28.11 @ 12:18PM

Bono is a thousand times smarter than you are. By the way, the saying is "couldn't care less", not could care less. You're a lousy writer.

Seek| 7.28.11 @ 2:42PM

It's a colloquialism generally accepted in either form.

Josh Marihugh | 7.28.11 @ 8:59PM

"Generally accepted" "right." Jim, although trolling, is correct.

A real skeptic| 7.28.11 @ 1:17PM

The essential message of this article is more than legit: Aging rockers (which of the four has had the first hip replacement already?) whose handlers (an incredibly sized entourage) encourage outlandish "social causes."

But the "social causes" are often fake and incongruent with how the "band" actually lives and comports itself.

After all, how much coal is burned to generate the necessary "juice" for each of their concerts?

If you think Bono okay, just listen to the last part of his performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. just prior to the Obama inauguration. What he utters into the mike is completely inappropriate.

There was a time when it was good manners for commoners abroad to NOT criticize their host countries.

Bono has made a career of this.

The irony: This multimillionaire many times over has made all his largesse in the "decadent" western countries.

P.S. Still awating Bono's sharp lyrics directly attacking the large-scale evil humanitarian state of affairs in places like Russia, Iran, and China.

Oh, and how much cosmetic surgery has he had?

JP| 7.28.11 @ 4:01PM

Global Warming has never been one of Bono's hobby horses. Not sure why the author of this piece inferred it was. And anyone who follows U2 knows how much the members have aged the last decade - that is, I seriously doubt that he uses cosmetic surgery. And finally, Bono had back surgery last year, not hip surgery.

Enough strawmen.

Yeah-Right| 7.28.11 @ 5:06PM

JP,
keep up the nonsense in your head and Bono will probably reward you with a room next to him in Davos, Switzerland (had to write Switzerland because one cannot be too sure if you'd know) next January.

Uh huh.

Incidentally: How many of their concert t-shirts do you own already? Kind of a lot for a man who is 48 years old, don't you think?

I think the commenter above refers to appearance alterations that all of these superstars?? undergo and foist upon us. Perhaps the commenter means, if U2 is so different as they are always first to tell us that they are, why do they behave so much like all the rest? The ubiquitious black clothing from head to toe. Edge (whose name is Larry, I think) cannot bear to be seen bald, hair dyes, eye makeup. Bono hides his eyes right with those huge shades? All the time. So people cannot see the wrinkles that life brings around his eyes and to his face. Real men don't do those things, do they?

For goodness sakes, one of them is probably a granddad already.

They are part of the world that never now grows up. And they propogate this.

There is nothing there to be admired.

JP| 7.29.11 @ 8:55AM

Why all the anger directed at an entertainer? Good grief, Bono sings songs, gives concerts, and does the occaisonal interview. The angry Bono of 1989 or 92 retired many years ago. BTW, the Edge has worn some kind of headcover for 25 years. So what? Elivs was so fat in his later years he wore a girdle. And all performers wear make-up on stage. And Bono has worn sunglasses on stage for almost 20 years due to eye problems.

Of course, your strawmen say nothing of thier talent. U2 has been around for 32 years; they've changed musical styles with almost every album. And unlike most bands, U2 is not afraid to make radical changes to thier music (some have not always been good -especially thier mid to late 90 releases). U2 is not for everyone. If you don't like thier music, that is okay. But there is no need to erect strawmen in order to tear them down.

And one last thing. Bono is not afraid to age. If you saw his video, "Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own" (a tribute to this late father), you will see how much Bono aged. The black and white video highlights every wrinkle. In that video he looked 10 years older than his true age.

Aspire| 7.29.11 @ 4:04PM

Yo, man, JP, high time you take them rock 'n roll "artistes" posters down from your bedroom's walls.

Look, you cite a video above that maybe 117,324 other welfare recipients have also seen....it is time to enter the world of adulthood. Don't you think?

Stop worshipping fools. (Yes, that is what you are doing)

MYR| 7.30.11 @ 3:03PM

Edge's name is Dave.
Have been a U2 fan for many years. Remember trying to convince my mom to let me go to Sun Devil Stadium when they were filming Rattle and Hum. Often found myself wondering why Bono wouldn't shut up and sing over the years. Think Foo Fighters are way more entertaining now.

Chef Schnauzer| 7.28.11 @ 2:59PM

I thought this was a great article, well written, funny and true. Rock music: what a load of crap. Martin, Sinatra, Clooney and Buble after them, the rest is just obnoxious arm-pit noises at a frat party.

Seek| 7.28.11 @ 5:33PM

Who can take you seriously? And I dig Sinatra. So does Bono, who, in fact, made a duet record with him.

skip| 7.28.11 @ 8:43PM

I can do pretentious.

Crooner music: what a load of crap.

George F. Handel, Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky.

Top that.

Margie| 7.29.11 @ 6:42PM

Mozart!

skip| 7.29.11 @ 9:57PM

As I'm providing The Tree Of Liberty with its natural fertilizer I will be listening to "1812 Overture" and when I'm done I will be listening to "Hallelujah Chorus"; apologies to Wolfgang, Ludwig, Johann, and others.

Margie| 7.30.11 @ 11:48PM

Excellent.
"The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!"

Awesome.

Flee| 7.28.11 @ 4:01PM

And I thought ELP and ELO were outlandish in the late 70's with full orchestra on the road and a spaceship in tow. I guess some things never change. When did a rock band need such monuments to themselves to perform? Yo Bono, its music not theatre...its time to get over yourself and get back to basics. I almost regret having a cd of U2 at this point.

Ron| 7.28.11 @ 7:38PM

Bono? I am having trouble placing him...is he Sonny Bono's son?

Alan Brooks| 7.28.11 @ 7:39PM

most Rock music isn't real music anyway, it is nursery rhymes.

Bob Grant| 7.28.11 @ 8:45PM

Speaking of Concerts in Central Park. How would you rather spend your evening. Listening to Simon and Garfunkel unplugged or the latest U2 extravaganza?

Josh Marihugh | 7.28.11 @ 9:02PM

U2, please. :)

Never been a Simon and Garfunkel fan.

LOVE U2 for their lyrics, and the sheer spectacle of their shows. For the record, I believe Bono's causes to be directly related to his Christianity. Whether I agree with his methods is immaterial.

Bob Grant| 7.28.11 @ 9:47PM

Never been into the distractions, er, spectacles of a huge stage production. Everything seems to just blend together and results in a wall of sound and visuals.

Give me a simple stage. Just the performer and audience...the unaltered voice...the sound of fingers on guitar strings and keyboards...a few lights to highlight the performance, not distract from it.

You can have your stage productions. Been there, done that.

Funeral Guy | 7.30.11 @ 2:25PM

I couldn't agree with you more. The two best shows I've ever seen. Both at Universal Amphitheater in LA.
Randy Newman all alone with piano.
Elvis Costello all alone with guitar.

Yeah-right| 7.29.11 @ 1:18AM

Josh, if Bono or the other three henchmen are a Christian, then you and I have just been nominated for the first manned Mars mission.

It needs to be asked: Why do these middle aged men always frown in all their black & white (color is forbidden?) photographs?

They try to look like South L.A. gang members, it appears to me.

So serious.

Hugo Fitch| 7.28.11 @ 8:54PM

“I could go onstage, unzip my pants and hang my dick out, and people would think it was some statement or something.”

Bono, 1989

somnolence| 7.28.11 @ 10:30PM

As Spirit sang on "Poor Richard" from their album "The Family That Plays Together," "Remarking on the freshness of garbage......."

NukeBaby| 7.29.11 @ 11:17AM

I liked U2 back in the 80's. Everything released after the Joshua Tree was just pap. As far as the Edge goes, he's NOT one of the greatest guitarists in the last 30 years! I'd mention Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Mary Friedman, Joe Satriani, Michael Angelo Batio, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, & Steve Vai before that no-talent clown. And ditch the Mike Nesmith hat already...it's getting real old.

Patrick| 7.29.11 @ 3:30PM

I have a purely rock question for you all. Beyond a certain level of guitar competence, wherever we draw the line, can we really say that Edge is "better" than "Clapton" is "better" Van Halen playing the guitar at THAT level. Or even Vince Gill who when he's on can be bloody amazing. And I'm not talking just sheer mechanics, I'm talking music. Give them all the same song, pick one have them all play lead guitar on the same SONG, and would there be that much of a difference between these guys? And if all you did was hear them back to back to back could you pick out who was who if you didn't know? Just asking.

skip| 7.29.11 @ 5:11PM

I would be able to pick out Clapton. Every time.
I would be able to pick out Page. Every time.
I would be able to pick out Garcia. Every time.
This is by no means an inclusive list. Not even close.
Same goes for Bonham on drums. Or Peart.
The guitars are extensions of the very essence of who these guys are. The instruments are as distinctive as the vocals of singers if you think about it.

Margie| 7.30.11 @ 11:54PM

Back in the 80's at my job in NYC, I shared an office with a young man who had set up his mini stereo there, and was playing this butt-kicking guitarist's slammin' music.

He said to me, "Do you know who this is?"

I didn't, because since becoming a Christian, I pretty much don't listen to rock, so I honestly never heard of this person.

I answered him saying "Hendrix?" Because it sounded so fantastic and so much like him.
It was funny because he lit up because I said that.
It was Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Kind of a cool story, huh?

Margie| 7.30.11 @ 11:55PM

I really should have said, the AWESOME Stevie Ray Vaughn.

skip| 7.31.11 @ 2:48PM

Saw him 'looking back in front of me' at least a half dozen times, including the night he died.

Then again, a recent poll showed 207,675,453 Americans went to Woodstock, and 7,381,226 New Yorkers actually witnessed both towers crumble, personally. Oh, and 97% of scientists believe manmade global warming is real, and is the certain death of us all. Who are you going to believe?

unconvinced| 7.29.11 @ 3:55PM

If these guys are so concerned about causes and things like the environment...

Why do they make so much horrific noise?

Oh, I see. It is only "really music" when played in excess of 128 decibels.

Yeah, right.

(didn't this once get called 'noise pollution?')

Wonder if ole Bozo Bono will spring for all the hearing aids his fans will need -- after listening to them for the last quarter century.

POST American| 7.30.11 @ 1:18AM

Seems of the Rockefeller RIIA/CFR fronting
Bono's 'Heal the World' musicfest, which
generated tens of millions in donations
---something less than 2% ever reached Africa.

---KEEP following the 'benny violent' rackets
of Globalist corporate-'So---shall --ALL--ist'
control kiddies!

----------------MTV, porno n' franchise slums

----------------------------JUST KEEP A GOIN'!

Margie| 7.30.11 @ 11:58PM

Ronzoni Sono Bono.

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