daygloeyes2
Blue Crack Addict
I'm probably picking it up tomorrow!!
daygloeyes2 said:I'm probably picking it up tomorrow!!
biff said:Just FYI, this book is now #10 on the national non-fiction bestsellers list in Canada.
the soul waits said:What's the reason he doesn't speak about drug (ab)use?
I ordered this book yesterday through Amazon Germany, it should arrive in a day or 4.
I'm curious to read it, and the discussion about it on here makes it all the more intriguing.
starsgoblue said:Well I don't think he'd have to tell everything about his life just because he's doing an interview. He's said before very eloquently why he won't speak of drug use. And as for Larry's sister, that's not his story to disclose IMO.
greety said:
I think he once mentioned he doesn't want to give any one any ideas about drug use, that's why he said he wouldn't tell whether he ever used or not.
I guess it would look cool for a rockstar to say he uses.
I've also read other interviews where you could really read between the lines and make out that he thinks it's stupid t start drugs. I believe he once said he doesn't need drugs as he's hyper on his own
But overall, I feel like he's mellowed down much on these things and (in my opinion), it might have to do with their children growing up and seeing and reading more about their fathers. He sure doesn't want to set a bad example
I think he was much more explicit in the Zoo days.
BTW how much did you pay for the book, I'm thinking of getting a copy myself, but haven't decided where yet.
greety said:I still don't have the book so I can't really speak up but I have read recently, that eventhough Bono talks a lot about everything ,You don't get too much out of him that he doesn't want to be known.
now of course I don't remember who said this but i do know for sure it was someone close to him. Could it have been anton in his book?
If it should spring to mind, I'll let you know
biff said:
Was it this quote from Jim Sheridan, a very old friend?
"For such a public person, Bono is amazingly private. You may think you know a lot about him, but you don't really. He has that rare ability to hide in plain sight."
the soul waits said:
One exception : I have to admit that I was quite surprised to read that he isn't a man to self-reflect and even calls that "navel-gazing" in a pejorative way. He strikes me as someone who tends to flee into stuff to do, beit business, music, his work for Africa, etc...to avoid a moment of silence with himself.
At the risk of sounding like an amateur-psychologist here, I believe that's where the stem lies of his views on depression.