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MUSICIANS STRIKE A SOUR NOTE WITH U2 STAR WHO IS FLYING TO SUMMIT TO
MEET LEADERS
BONO IS ROCKED BY CRITICISM OF G-8 TRIP
By Mark Jagasia, Showbusiness Correspondent
BONO has been slammed by fellow rockers as he jets to Canada where he's expected to have an audience with the G-8 summit leaders this week.
The U2 singer's efforts to persuade world leaders to cancel Third World debt has come under fire from musicians protesting at the G-8 summit in the ski resort of Kananaskis.
The Dead Kennedy's outspoken lead singer, Jello Biafra, and Canadian folk rock legend Bruce Cockburn say they believe that Bono is being naive and that he'll be used by the
summit leaders "He's a photo opportunity to the G-8 leaders, " said Cockburn. "He's giving them credibility and that's the trade-off. "They'll talk a good game but whether or not they do anything is another question.
If he can make it work, more power to him, but personally I wonder about the value in what he's doing." Former punk band leader, Biafra, said he applauds what Bono wants to achieve but suggests that leaders should agree to cut Third World debts in return for U2 not making any more records.
"I agree with Bono 100 per cent, these World Bank debts that poor countries are being gouged for have to be forgiven immediately, " he said.
"Maybe what the leaders should do is agree to aid Africa anyway Bono desires - if he will in turn stop playing such lousy music!"
Both artists are attending the G-8 summit even though, unlike Bono, they know they will not be invited to meet President George Bush or any other world leaders. "I'm going to infect
people's brains, specifically focusing on the way the Bush administration is conducting its war on terrorism, " said Biafra.
"I feel more frightened of the Bush administration than I do of Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and big bad North Korea combined." (Personal Note: Now this is just plains stupid...)Biafra hopes to urge activists to pressure their governments "to stand up to Bush and his cowboys" and "help prevent World War III".
Bono's other music opponent, Cockburn, says he's attending the summit to educate people to the dangers he sees in corporate globalisation.
"We elect these guys to run things for us but there's always the creeping suspicions that their interests don't really lie with the people that elected them, " he said.
Note that in this article, Cockburn didn't say anything negative above Bono or U2. Therefore, if his concern is that Bono is just being used - a concern that many here on Interference have shared - then I can accept that.
However, what's up with Biafra? His mildly successful group, whom most people don't know, hardly produced great music. Also, Biafra seems more concerned with slamming Bono and U2 than he does with this cause.
And that latter part is what angers me the most. Why slam Bono or U2 because of their music - what has that got to do with this issue? The two subjects are NOT related. If you don't like U2, fine - but keep it to yourself in this context. Don't let your dislike of Bono or U2 taint this very noble efforts. If you want to be convincing in your views, don't let your rhetoric consists of numerous non-sequiturs and non-germane statements.
Of course, with Bush leading the way, it's of little shock that no real action is being done here. Thanks to Bush, people will now not only lose even more faith in politicians, but in rock starts.
MUSICIANS STRIKE A SOUR NOTE WITH U2 STAR WHO IS FLYING TO SUMMIT TO
MEET LEADERS
BONO IS ROCKED BY CRITICISM OF G-8 TRIP
By Mark Jagasia, Showbusiness Correspondent
BONO has been slammed by fellow rockers as he jets to Canada where he's expected to have an audience with the G-8 summit leaders this week.
The U2 singer's efforts to persuade world leaders to cancel Third World debt has come under fire from musicians protesting at the G-8 summit in the ski resort of Kananaskis.
The Dead Kennedy's outspoken lead singer, Jello Biafra, and Canadian folk rock legend Bruce Cockburn say they believe that Bono is being naive and that he'll be used by the
summit leaders "He's a photo opportunity to the G-8 leaders, " said Cockburn. "He's giving them credibility and that's the trade-off. "They'll talk a good game but whether or not they do anything is another question.
If he can make it work, more power to him, but personally I wonder about the value in what he's doing." Former punk band leader, Biafra, said he applauds what Bono wants to achieve but suggests that leaders should agree to cut Third World debts in return for U2 not making any more records.
"I agree with Bono 100 per cent, these World Bank debts that poor countries are being gouged for have to be forgiven immediately, " he said.
"Maybe what the leaders should do is agree to aid Africa anyway Bono desires - if he will in turn stop playing such lousy music!"
Both artists are attending the G-8 summit even though, unlike Bono, they know they will not be invited to meet President George Bush or any other world leaders. "I'm going to infect
people's brains, specifically focusing on the way the Bush administration is conducting its war on terrorism, " said Biafra.
"I feel more frightened of the Bush administration than I do of Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and big bad North Korea combined." (Personal Note: Now this is just plains stupid...)Biafra hopes to urge activists to pressure their governments "to stand up to Bush and his cowboys" and "help prevent World War III".
Bono's other music opponent, Cockburn, says he's attending the summit to educate people to the dangers he sees in corporate globalisation.
"We elect these guys to run things for us but there's always the creeping suspicions that their interests don't really lie with the people that elected them, " he said.
Note that in this article, Cockburn didn't say anything negative above Bono or U2. Therefore, if his concern is that Bono is just being used - a concern that many here on Interference have shared - then I can accept that.
However, what's up with Biafra? His mildly successful group, whom most people don't know, hardly produced great music. Also, Biafra seems more concerned with slamming Bono and U2 than he does with this cause.
And that latter part is what angers me the most. Why slam Bono or U2 because of their music - what has that got to do with this issue? The two subjects are NOT related. If you don't like U2, fine - but keep it to yourself in this context. Don't let your dislike of Bono or U2 taint this very noble efforts. If you want to be convincing in your views, don't let your rhetoric consists of numerous non-sequiturs and non-germane statements.
Of course, with Bush leading the way, it's of little shock that no real action is being done here. Thanks to Bush, people will now not only lose even more faith in politicians, but in rock starts.