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(02-23-2003) Musicians are piping up - New York Daily News
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Musicians are piping up for peace
By Rush & Molloy
Tonight's Grammy awards could turn into one long anti-war protest, judging by the parties leading up to the event.
"Tell Mr. President we don't want war," Wyclef Jean told a cheering crowd during a rendition of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry," at Friday's "Tinseltown to Gotham" party at Cipriani 42nd Street.
Asked why American soldiers shouldn't oust Saddam, since they rid Wyclef's Haitian homeland of "Baby Doc" Duvalier, the singer told us: "The United States and Haiti always had a relationship."
At the pre-Grammy bash thrown by designer Nicole Miller, Faith Evans boldly declared, "War is the pits. I just pray that everything is okay soon."
And then there was Bono, the Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
"The war against terrorism is bound up with the war against poverty," said the U2 frontman, who was honored for his humanitarian work at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' MusiCares benefit at the Marriott Marquis.
Bill Clinton also attended the celebrity peace rally.
Introduced by Bono as "more of a rock star than any in this room," the former President said, "If you immediately think it's us versus them, then this will not be a world for your children to grow up in."
Joining Clinton in the four-hour praise song to Bono were Carly Simon, Patti Labelle, Sheryl Crow, B.B. King, Wynonna Judd and her sister Ashley, Steve Van Zandt, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Fallon, Salman Rushdie, Robert De Niro and a group of 20 Ugandan children, all orphaned by AIDS.
Among those doing Bono's repertoire were Norah Jones (with a terrific cover of "Stuck in a Moment") and Mary J. Blige (who struggled with "One").
Bono himself was in Sinatra mode, covering "That's Life" and "Night and Day" with help from his band's guitarist, The Edge. Asked about his Nobel nod, the singer said, "It's just a huge honor to be even mentioned in the same list as people like Hans Blix and Pope John Paul."
http://www.nydailynews.com/
Musicians are piping up for peace
By Rush & Molloy
Tonight's Grammy awards could turn into one long anti-war protest, judging by the parties leading up to the event.
"Tell Mr. President we don't want war," Wyclef Jean told a cheering crowd during a rendition of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry," at Friday's "Tinseltown to Gotham" party at Cipriani 42nd Street.
Asked why American soldiers shouldn't oust Saddam, since they rid Wyclef's Haitian homeland of "Baby Doc" Duvalier, the singer told us: "The United States and Haiti always had a relationship."
At the pre-Grammy bash thrown by designer Nicole Miller, Faith Evans boldly declared, "War is the pits. I just pray that everything is okay soon."
And then there was Bono, the Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
"The war against terrorism is bound up with the war against poverty," said the U2 frontman, who was honored for his humanitarian work at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' MusiCares benefit at the Marriott Marquis.
Bill Clinton also attended the celebrity peace rally.
Introduced by Bono as "more of a rock star than any in this room," the former President said, "If you immediately think it's us versus them, then this will not be a world for your children to grow up in."
Joining Clinton in the four-hour praise song to Bono were Carly Simon, Patti Labelle, Sheryl Crow, B.B. King, Wynonna Judd and her sister Ashley, Steve Van Zandt, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Fallon, Salman Rushdie, Robert De Niro and a group of 20 Ugandan children, all orphaned by AIDS.
Among those doing Bono's repertoire were Norah Jones (with a terrific cover of "Stuck in a Moment") and Mary J. Blige (who struggled with "One").
Bono himself was in Sinatra mode, covering "That's Life" and "Night and Day" with help from his band's guitarist, The Edge. Asked about his Nobel nod, the singer said, "It's just a huge honor to be even mentioned in the same list as people like Hans Blix and Pope John Paul."
I didn't know the party honoring Bono's humanitarian work was just a cover for a celebrity peace rally!
