List of Influences

[theorris]

Hey,

Just thought I would start a list of the books/people who have influenced Bono and the rest of U2. Alot of these I found at the Lemon Files website a while back. Add some more if you can think of any...

The Bible
Strength to Love by MLK
Unforgettable Fire
The Book of Judas by Brendan Kennelly
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Garden of Eden by Hemingway
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
Victor: An Unfinished Song by Joan Jara
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
The Image by Daniel Boorstin
The Creators by Daniel Boorstin
The Discoverers by Daniel Boorstin
Falls Memories by Gerry Adams
Travels In Hyperreality by Umberto Eco
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
War Cry On A Prayer edited by Nancy Wood
Mephisto by Klaus Mann
Love In The Ruins by Walker Percy
Motel Chronicles by Sam Shephard
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
How Should We Then Live: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture by Francis Schaeffer
Five Go On An Adventure by Enid Blyton
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

Writings by the Beats. I have seen Kearouc and Burroughs mentioned in several articles.

Anybody have others?

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[Dragon Lady]

I would add the following:

Those Days Run Away Like Wild Horses
Over the Hills by Charles Bukowski
Out of a Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlen
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities by Delmore Schwartz
Faust by Goethe

I would also include Raymond Carver, Samuel Beckett, William Gibson

 

[voxxie]

william borrougs apears in the last night on the earth video right?
and the question is
mr mefisto is directe influenced by the book
mefisto or by faust



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[theorris]

Yeah, william burroughs appeared in the "last night on earth" video shortly before his death. also in it was rol dahl's, child author, daughter appears.

macphisto was inspired by a mixing of different charaterizations of the devil including goethe's mephistopheles, and c.s. lewis' screwtape, i would be willing to bet that dantes inferno played a part as well.

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[Achtung Bubba]

Should we include the TV commercial references from the Achtung Baby/Zooropa/POP era? Or how about artwork, like the Warhol-esque covers to POP and "Please"?

Not exactly literature, but great as pop art references, nonetheless.

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- Achtung Bubba

 

[theorris]

sure go ahead!!