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Alicia's 'Batman to Bono's Robin'
Bono and Alicia Keys have bonded over humanitarian issues to begin a blossoming friendship - and Alicia says she often looks to the U2 frontman for advice.
"We want to be the voice of people who are voiceless at times and I think that's what connects us," she said.
"I love to be called and I love to call him as well - I learn a lot from him," Alicia added of the singer, who in turn joked that she's fast becoming Batman to his Robin.
The pair teamed up for British-made documentary We Are Together, about the musical aspirations of the children of South Africa's Agape Orphanage, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Bono said: "Our heroes were people like [Bob] Marley, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan and John Lennon - they whispered all this in our ear and coming out of listening to these people, we're following our heroes in this road."
Alicia, who makes a guest appearance performing alongside the children of the orphanage at New York's famed Carnegie Hall, said that the film's theme also helps raise awareness for her own cause.
"My organisation, Keep A Child Alive, which Bono truly supports, is about providing the antiretroviral medications to families that could never afford it.
"One of the main parts of this film that you'll see is that the [film's main character] Slindile Moya's parents would both still be alive if they'd had the medications that they need. It's just impossible to ignore."
http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=12550
Bono and Alicia Keys have bonded over humanitarian issues to begin a blossoming friendship - and Alicia says she often looks to the U2 frontman for advice.
"We want to be the voice of people who are voiceless at times and I think that's what connects us," she said.
"I love to be called and I love to call him as well - I learn a lot from him," Alicia added of the singer, who in turn joked that she's fast becoming Batman to his Robin.
The pair teamed up for British-made documentary We Are Together, about the musical aspirations of the children of South Africa's Agape Orphanage, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Bono said: "Our heroes were people like [Bob] Marley, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan and John Lennon - they whispered all this in our ear and coming out of listening to these people, we're following our heroes in this road."
Alicia, who makes a guest appearance performing alongside the children of the orphanage at New York's famed Carnegie Hall, said that the film's theme also helps raise awareness for her own cause.
"My organisation, Keep A Child Alive, which Bono truly supports, is about providing the antiretroviral medications to families that could never afford it.
"One of the main parts of this film that you'll see is that the [film's main character] Slindile Moya's parents would both still be alive if they'd had the medications that they need. It's just impossible to ignore."
http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=12550
Interesting friendship indeed! hmm.....I was thinking the same thing!
