Jeannieco
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re: Bono's ego.
i think it's less to do with Bono walking around saying how great he is, and more that Bono has always had an air of self-importance about himself, that what he says and does (and, by extension, U2 as well) is automatically important as well..
so it's less about him being a cocky asshole that no one can stand and more about him being so convinced of his self-importance (to us, to art, to culture, to now) that created the myth of his own ego...
Great points you are making. Yep it's his confidence that he projects in all he does, that can be interpreted as egotistical. Again, I think he difuses it with humor most times, thus making him quite likeable in my eyes. He is always making fun of himself and honestly I just don't think that the band would have held together for all this time if his ego was as big as people say it is.
It's just not possible. Part of U2's success is the projection and stage persona of a bad ass front man and naturally that attitude and swagger will spill in to life off-stage if one does not know the man under the leather and shades. And again, I don't know him, but I have seen how he handles himself around others in public and the fact that he is highly respected by his own peers speaks volumes about who he really is as well.
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