gvox
Ghost of Love
Can't speak for the world (I've tried but there's always that one guy in Tibet...), but I would like Angry Bono 2.0 very much.
After all his "save the world" bipartisanship, it would be nice for him to say a big "F OFF!" once in a while. It would be nice to hear him rant about WHY we need to save the world. Recent years, the "kinder, gentler" Bono more or less told us about causes. I accepted this because his actions spoke louder than his words. He was literally trying to save the world. This was definitely a step up from the 80's Bono - who was very Lennon like - in that he ranted and raved, but didn't seem to really do all that much. It's great to bring causes to the public's attention as 80's Bono and Lennon did - but far better to actually do something about them.
However, after a decade of this "gentler" Bono, I want a more passionate, ranting Bono.
The speech Bono gave in 2008 after accepting an NAACP award was fantastic (see below).
YouTube - Bono 's NAACP Speech
This speech may be too long for a concert, but I still get chills listening to his passion, his anger and how we can all change the world. And that's what I've been missing a bit lately.
I think this type of Bono will go over well - it will help remind us why we need passion. And it will demonstrate that a 51 year old rich rock star can still be a rebel.
This entire post is worth repeating. Expresses my sentiments exactly...and I might add that perhaps it might even inspire some new great writing yet!
I think that's something we can all get behind