Bono's new 'back material.'
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Tommy WM
War Child
Corpse (These Germans are Way too Nice)
Registered Dude
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
nice.. I was trying to think of some good (awful) Passengers puns..
Theme from Lets Go Get a New Back
wolfwill23
War Child
I've been thinking about this too and I think this 'time off' will influence a new chapter in Bono's life-which will in some way influence his art.
In all honesty, I think U2 as a whole has been lacking any strife in their lives for the past 15 years and their writing shows that. As an artist myself, I know that my best stuff (unfortunately) comes from true pain or joy. Not 'researched' pain or joy. Seems like the most difficult time for the band was during Achtung and the end result shows - a brilliant piece of art.
I'm hoping that the pain (unfortunate as it is), the cancellation of an entire army moving across the globe, and the rehab time will give Bono some new experiences and feelings to write about. Sucks that he has to go through it but as an artist, new experiences are always a place for new ideas.
In all honesty, I think U2 as a whole has been lacking any strife in their lives for the past 15 years and their writing shows that. As an artist myself, I know that my best stuff (unfortunately) comes from true pain or joy. Not 'researched' pain or joy. Seems like the most difficult time for the band was during Achtung and the end result shows - a brilliant piece of art.
I'm hoping that the pain (unfortunate as it is), the cancellation of an entire army moving across the globe, and the rehab time will give Bono some new experiences and feelings to write about. Sucks that he has to go through it but as an artist, new experiences are always a place for new ideas.
BEVERLY56
Refugee
I've had 3 spinal surgeries. Its a rough recovery for a while.
All I Want Is You...(to fluff my pillows...bring me a glass of water...bring me my pain pill...would you please pick up my eyeglasses that I dropped...add your own here).
All I Want Is You...(to fluff my pillows...bring me a glass of water...bring me my pain pill...would you please pick up my eyeglasses that I dropped...add your own here).
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
Ha ha! That sounds about right.
last unicorn
Blue Crack Addict
You wish Bono pain so he can write stuff that you like? Wow, that's really great.
I'm a writer myself and if I'm in pain I have a lot of stuff on my mind but not writing. It's a stupid myth to say good art can only come out of pain and sorrow. Bono's writing for NLOTH was excellent. I want to see more of that in the future and I'm sure Bono could do without a back injury and still write good songs.
jonnytakeawalk
Refugee
You wish Bono pain so he can write stuff that you like? Wow, that's really great.
Um where did he write that?
Yahweh_OMG
New Yorker
A day without my back
A stor
Refugee
A day without pain......that is what I wish for Bono 
purpleoscar
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Moment of surrender 
Stay in bed (faraway so close!)
Munich - Being Broken
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney
AHHHHHHH!
Six o'clock
On the weight machine
Burning muscles, burning back
South of France and ambulance helicopter
Pain, cut glass
German sun at last
AHHHHHHH!
Lights flash past
Like memories
A speeding movement, a speeding nerve
I'm being broken, a painful start
The tendons snap, blood-curdling wail
Back first, then leg
Then helicopter ambulance sets sail
Stay in bed (faraway so close!)
Munich - Being Broken
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney, gurney
Let me on the gurney
AHHHHHHH!
Six o'clock
On the weight machine
Burning muscles, burning back
South of France and ambulance helicopter
Pain, cut glass
German sun at last
AHHHHHHH!
Lights flash past
Like memories
A speeding movement, a speeding nerve
I'm being broken, a painful start
The tendons snap, blood-curdling wail
Back first, then leg
Then helicopter ambulance sets sail
lazarus
Blue Crack Supplier
purpleoscar
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
I can't figure it out but I bet someone could do something cool with Kite lyrics. 
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
Yeah I'm sure cancer and family members dying, etc are all walks in the park.
I once fell for the "in order to make good art you have to suffer" myth, but honestly don't believe that anymore. Maybe it's just me growing up. I think it's probably easier to reflect when you're suffering, but if you can actually connect and reflect during the times when you aren't there is a lot of great art that can be made.
Gr8Daisy
War Child
If Edge Wears That Nurse's Dress 
Tonight, the meds are playing tricks with me
Yeah, I’m feeling quite sick again
The whole ward could just dissolve
Can I have a glass of water?
I’ve been hurt
Cause I was swinging from a microphone
Do you really want to know what that can do, to you?
It’s enough to turn all my bruises blue!
I’ve been here before,
Fell from the stage to the floor
Fans were flashing their phones
I was blinded to the bones
I just wanted…home…
But if Edge wears
A nurse’s dress
If he wears…
That nurse's dress…
Tonight, the surgeons drawn the curtains
It’s a private show, no interviewer's gonna know
I’m losing a 5 page spread in Hello
It’s ok…
I promised Edge I wouldn’t play
Any of his guitar parts while I lay,
And I never knew the H-chord anyway
But if he wears
A nurse’s dress
If Edge wears
If he wears
A nurse’s dress
Tonight, the moon is an A&E sign
Flash my pass so I can skip the line!
Who’ll catch the star, when he hurts his spine?
If Edge wears
That nurses dress
If he wears…
That nurses dress
That nurses dress
I may just cry!
Tonight, the meds are playing tricks with me
Yeah, I’m feeling quite sick again
The whole ward could just dissolve
Can I have a glass of water?
I’ve been hurt
Cause I was swinging from a microphone
Do you really want to know what that can do, to you?
It’s enough to turn all my bruises blue!
I’ve been here before,
Fell from the stage to the floor
Fans were flashing their phones
I was blinded to the bones
I just wanted…home…
But if Edge wears
A nurse’s dress
If he wears…
That nurse's dress…
Tonight, the surgeons drawn the curtains
It’s a private show, no interviewer's gonna know
I’m losing a 5 page spread in Hello
It’s ok…
I promised Edge I wouldn’t play
Any of his guitar parts while I lay,
And I never knew the H-chord anyway
But if he wears
A nurse’s dress
If Edge wears
If he wears
A nurse’s dress
Tonight, the moon is an A&E sign
Flash my pass so I can skip the line!
Who’ll catch the star, when he hurts his spine?
If Edge wears
That nurses dress
If he wears…
That nurses dress
That nurses dress
I may just cry!
purpleoscar
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
I can't figure it out but I bet someone could do something cool with Kite lyrics.
My back is about to give
I can feel it coming
I think I know what it means
I'm not afraid to die
I'm not afraid to live
And when I'm flat on my back
I hope to feel like I did
And pain meds, they set in
You need some protection
The thinner the disc
I want the doc to know
The disc ain't hernia-ting anymore
I want them to know
I don't need anyone, just some demerol
Who's to say where the meds will take you
Who's to say what it is will break you
I don't know, which way the tour will go
Who's to know when show time has come around
Don't want to see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye
In Munich I can taste the pill in the drink
There's a ER blowing out of control just for me
I don't know what's gonna happen to you
You know what has happened to me
I'm a man, I'm not a rock
A man who sees
The shades behind his eyes
Who's to say where the meds will take you
Who's to say what it is will break you
I don't know, which way the tour will go
Who's to know when show time has come around
Don't want to see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye
Did I waste it?
Not so much I couldn't taste it
Life should be fragrant
Roof top to the basement
The last of the rocks stars
When hip-hop drove the big cars
In the time when more medications
Was the big idea
That was the big idea
waynetravis
Blue Crack Supplier
Stuck in a Position You Can't Get Out Of
The Sun newspaper had a full page spread about Bono, and explained what a slipped disc is. They even had a little diagram complete with sunglasses.
The Sun newspaper had a full page spread about Bono, and explained what a slipped disc is. They even had a little diagram complete with sunglasses.
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
RedRocksU2
Blue Crack Addict
skillz
purpleoscar
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
I knew Kite would be perfect. 
Rachel D.
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
This thread is highly inappropriate and in bad taste. But I'm still laughing.
Sorry, Bono.
Sorry, Bono.
RedRocksU2
Blue Crack Addict
nirniva
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
*sigh*
Didn't you people learn your lesson about this sort of thing back in 2009?
Didn't you people learn your lesson about this sort of thing back in 2009?
DoctorMacPhisto
War Child
Trip Through Your Rehearsal
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Start Touring Tonight
White as Morphine
Tomorrow, I'll Fall Down
(Pain Killers Are) The Sweetest Thing
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Start Touring Tonight
White as Morphine
Tomorrow, I'll Fall Down
(Pain Killers Are) The Sweetest Thing
wolfwill23
War Child
I said that great art can come from both true joy and true pain. And it can obviously come from everywhere in between. I'm just saying that when you have a team of people literally tending to your EVERY NEED (which I'm sure they do-obviously within reason) one can lose perspective and touch with the 'ordinary' world around them.
The experience of being laid up for a while, feeling mortal, truly relying on people for the most basic needs just to live, that will probably be a unique experience for Bono - and one that I hope will help him create some interesting art if he decides to put pen to paper while he's on the mend.
Also, the 'have to suffer to create great art' "myth" that you speak of, well, I find it true. Please don't call things a 'myth' just because they are not true for your process. If you can create TRUE and interesting stuff out of thin air or research, God bless ya. Unfortunately for me, the best work I create comes from real pain. The reason it's my best stuff is because it has an edge, a need, a feeling, an immediacy, and a personal relevance. I've got skin in the game - no bullshit. And because I feel the pain, I can't fucking stop until this pain is removed from my body - which happens through the creation of the art. And because I lived the pain, the work is usually very specific and genuine. Wish it wasn't like this, but it is what it is.
Write on Bono, write on...
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