Why even have a manager. They should save that money and spend it on shoes instead.
I don't think the general public even knows who Guy Oseary is.Yes, I'm sure U2 can do well and don't need Guy's special guidance, I just think it looks weird - also to the general public - that he's getting all enthusiastic about Madonna and stays mainly silent about U2 as if he just doesn't care about the band.
Yes, I'm sure U2 can do well and don't need Guy's special guidance, I just think it looks weird - also to the general public - that he's getting all enthusiastic about Madonna and stays mainly silent about U2 as if he just doesn't care about the band.
To be fair just had to stop following him on Twitter, his constant retweets about Madonna is annoying as hell
How many people in the general public would a) know who Guy Oseary is and b) which bands he is managing?
Also, Oseary and Madonna have been business partners for years, well before he became her manager in 2005, so there is a longstanding history and relationship between the two. That could be why he's been tweeting about her much more relative to U2, a band he's been managing for all of 12 months.
Oh, and, before I forget - who cares?
To me it looks like he believes in Madonna more and is much more interested in her than in U2.
Why even have a manager. They should save that money and spend it on shoes instead.
You sure showed him!
I hate money. I wish we could burn it all and start over. I have more than most people so it might take me longer. Also i hate property. I want to burn it all down and blow it all up. I hate the general public too. Off with their heads.
I wonder if they have anything else up their sleeves before the start of the tour.
Yea, managers are often not involved in major business deals.
Oh wait, that's actually the exact opposite.
That's true.
really? so... if they can get those deals without involving their manager, why would they need a manager at all?
I also believe that when Bono says "We" he means U2 as a business which includes more individuals than just Adam, Lars and The Edge.
Speaking with Time Magazine immediately following the Apple event earlier this month, Bono made clear: "We went to Apple, and we said look: we’re not interested in free music. We think music is undervalued. It’s a sacrament, as far as we’re concerned."
"And we said 'would you be interested in buying our album?'" said Bono to Tim Cook, Apple CEO, "and get it to all 500 million of your iTunes accounts?"
Let's not forget they had a relationship with Apple long before Mr Madonna ever got on board.
Speaking with Time Magazine immediately following the Apple event earlier this month, Bono made clear: "We went to Apple, and we said look: we’re not interested in free music. We think music is undervalued. It’s a sacrament, as far as we’re concerned."
"And we said 'would you be interested in buying our album?'" said Bono to Tim Cook, Apple CEO, "and get it to all 500 million of your iTunes accounts?"
Let's not forget they had a relationship with Apple long before Mr Madonna ever got on board.
They did it just fine on their own, reportedly. And given Oseary's actually been more busy with Madge's music than their own, why indeed ?
At least in the us, all of u2s 12 albums had gone at least Platinum. This free giveaway takes them off the hook for that record coming to a end. Lol. But also because they knew this was going to be the new album that finally was a true, true commercial flop. Or at least it was looking that way. I think u2 cares just as much about relevance as Madonna . Except u2 will accept defeat with more class then madge. She does NOT wanna do a greatest hits tour if she can help it. Just compare the mdna tour setlist to the 360 One.
I wouldn't put the things as "accepting defeat with class". Madonna, when defeated, she may not be classy, but she's very very clever and always turns a defeat into a victory. I don't know how she does it, but she did it with Erotica, she did it with American Life and the respective tours for instance.
U2, on the other hand, usually panic with a defeat. We all know what happened after the Pop/Popmart half-fiasco.