Rare Interview from Pop Era

Carrie Anderson · 07-23-2008, 11:31 AM

I am never sure which board to post in!!! But this rare interview has Bono talking about the music, lyrics, the PopMart tour etc etc. Conducted in 1997 during the first leg of the tour, and just recently surfaced. It was an interview by two fans who did a fanzine at the time.

Great stuff.

U2 Interview Archive � Blog Archive � “The Real Thing” fanzine interview with Bono

BVS · 07-23-2008, 12:07 PM

Well it was actually in 97 right after the beginning of the tour.

Good interview. Interesting that he actually admitted his voice issues.

And Edge was on fire even back then.

Carrie Anderson · 07-23-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BonoVoxSupastar

Well it was actually in 97 right after the beginning of the tour.

Good interview. Interesting that he actually admitted his voice issues.

And Edge was on fire even back then.

Oops.... sorry, I did a typo in my post. It was of course 1997.

Yeah, I picked up on the Edge "on fire" bit too!

Rosebud · 07-23-2008, 12:20 PM

Wow, Bono was out of it in that one.

Peterrrrr · 07-24-2008, 03:07 AM

Is there any text file of this interview? Becuase sometimes its a bit hard to hear what he says, Im very intressting in hearing when he talks about his voice, maybe anyone here who hear all he says could quote?

DevilsShoes · 07-24-2008, 05:36 AM

Good interview

I really enjoyed it.

Bono sounded pretty tired and still seem to have some nagging doubts about the whole Popmart campaign, but managed to remain upbeat and positive about the whole thing.

Interesting to hear him being so honest about the fact that his voice hadn't quite found it's stride and wasn't quite so 'agile in the higher register's'.

It's been quite well documented that he was pretty depressed at the start of the tour and I suppose its understandable when you consider all the attendant problems he was dealing with at that time, struggling to get a handle on the technology, figuring out how to play the new songs, the mixed press reaction along with his vocal difficulties, he must have felt more than a little daunted by what they had embarked upon.

Carrie Anderson · 07-24-2008, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Peterrrrr

Is there any text file of this interview? Becuase sometimes its a bit hard to hear what he says, Im very intressting in hearing when he talks about his voice, maybe anyone here who hear all he says could quote?

I have a transcript of this at home from the actual Fanzine, so let me know which parts you want to clarify and I will post later.

Peterrrrr · 07-24-2008, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Carrie Anderson

I have a transcript of this at home from the actual Fanzine, so let me know which parts you want to clarify and I will post later.

Those about his voice, thanks

The Disciple · 07-24-2008, 09:17 AM

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELLLLLLOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie Anderson · 07-24-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Peterrrrr

Those about his voice, thanks

Okay Peterrrrr..... here goes. This is a direct transcript of the part of the interview about his voice. "B" is of course yer man, and "D" is Debbi Voisey, who did the interview.

B - Yeah, we're really hitting... the shows are better than I remember at this stage on Zoo TV. I mean, they're more..Adam and Larry are more on it, Edge is playing with a lot of fire (

). My voice maybe... still, it seems to be like, it's just not quite as agile at the top registers, but on the lower registers and in the middle I'm singing better than on the last tour. Maybe I've just become a man. Puberty has finally hit!

D - It's about time! We noticed that your voice was a bit dodgy a couple of weeks ago when you were being interviewed.

B - Yeah.

D - But it sounds okay now.

B - I strained it in Las Vegas. Opening in Las Vegas, in the dryness of the desert with nil humidity is apparently a sucker-punch for a singer. So I've been paying the price for that for the last few weeks. But, I'm starting to really enjoy it and - yeah, I'm flying!

U2girl · 07-24-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Carrie Anderson

B - Yeah, we're really hitting... the shows are better than I remember at this stage on Zoo TV. I mean, they're more..Adam and Larry are more on it, Edge is playing with a lot of fire (

). My voice maybe... still, it seems to be like, it's just not quite as agile at the top registers, but on the lower registers and in the middle I'm singing better than on the last tour.

Heh. Mr hype at his best.

Mrs. Garrison · 07-24-2008, 04:04 PM

motherfucker this, motherfucker that

good interview thanks

Muldfeld · 07-24-2008, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Carrie Anderson

I am never sure which board to post in!!! But this rare interview has Bono talking about the music, lyrics, the PopMart tour etc etc. Conducted in 1997 during the first leg of the tour, and just recently surfaced. It was an interview by two fans who did a fanzine at the time.

Great stuff.

U2 Interview Archive � Blog Archive � “The Real Thing” fanzine interview with Bono

Thanks very much!

Hallo!

blm · 09-04-2008, 12:57 PM

Great interview to listen to .
thanks much.

Galeongirl · 09-04-2008, 04:40 PM

the Edge was already on fire in 1997! Never heard this one before! nice find!

Carek1230 · 09-05-2008, 04:02 AM

Edge has been on fire every album including the new up-coming album! Maybe that's what they should call the new album, Edge is on fire!

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Rosebud Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: in the enchanted forest of dreams and wonderment...or else at my computer. Posts: 7,213 Local Time: 11:38 AM	Wow, Bono was out of it in that one.

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Peterrrrr New Yorker Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Örebro in Sweden Posts: 2,870 Local Time: 07:38 PM	Is there any text file of this interview? Becuase sometimes its a bit hard to hear what he says, Im very intressting in hearing when he talks about his voice, maybe anyone here who hear all he says could quote?

07-24-2008, 05:36 AM	#6
DevilsShoes War Child Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 760 Local Time: 07:38 PM	Good interview I really enjoyed it. Bono sounded pretty tired and still seem to have some nagging doubts about the whole Popmart campaign, but managed to remain upbeat and positive about the whole thing. Interesting to hear him being so honest about the fact that his voice hadn't quite found it's stride and wasn't quite so 'agile in the higher register's'. It's been quite well documented that he was pretty depressed at the start of the tour and I suppose its understandable when you consider all the attendant problems he was dealing with at that time, struggling to get a handle on the technology, figuring out how to play the new songs, the mixed press reaction along with his vocal difficulties, he must have felt more than a little daunted by what they had embarked upon.

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The Disciple New Yorker Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 2,608 Local Time: 02:38 PM	HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELLLLLLOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

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Mrs. Garrison Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: pig farming in Bolivia Posts: 7,325 Local Time: 01:38 PM	motherfucker this, motherfucker that good interview thanks

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blm New Yorker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: north and south of bono Posts: 2,506 Local Time: 02:38 PM	Great interview to listen to . thanks much.