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I must warn you, prepare yourself to read the most disgusting thing ever written against Bono, at least in my country. This is a rough translation of an article in Portuguese, from the magazine Superinteressante. I apologise if something sounds weird or out of place, but I did my best to bring it for you.
Here is the link, if there is a living soul here interested in reading it in Portuguese.
http://www2.uol.com.br/super/aberta/colunas/index_juke_01_03_02.html
I wrote to the guy. You can find my response in the next post. I tried to defend Bono the best way I could. I hope they publish my response. But I seriously doubt it.
Okay, go ahead, if you feel like doing so.
?The Platform of Hypocrisys
Bono Vox (sic!) is the big winner of the Grammy this year. He?s the big victorious of the Superbowl halftime concerts. Is there something missing? Yes, Bono Vox is on the cover of Time this week. The saddest thing is to read a very well written text, like the one written by Josh Tyrangiel to the American weekly magazine and to disagree with every line of it.
What does the article say? That Bono Vox knew how to capitalize, like anybody else, the evidence that the disgrace of 5.000 families on September 11th gave to his demagogy. The album of his band, which was on 108th position in the Billboard charts in August, was catapulted to the 25th three months later. The band started to display the names of the deads of that tragedy on a big screen during the song One. In the 11 minutes set of their performance to the Superbowl, traditionally one of the most watched programmes on american TV, they didn?t play One, nevertheless they put the names of the deads on the big screen again. That Bono Vox, on the contrary of straight and idealist people like Ian McKaye, is the type of person who asks the showbusiness for donations. It might be the most well known of one from a series of his concessions and promiscuities. That Bono Vox loves to repeat a quote from the poet W.H. Auden, ?poetry does not make things happen?, what might explain a fair share of his lyrics. That Bono Vox learnt a lot about South America listening some of The Clash?s records. (It would have been with Sandinista? But Nicaragua is not located at Central America?) And he learnt a lot about situacionism with the Sex Pistols?s records. Bono loves to appropriate from the image and legacy of those who don?t need him. That Bono talks about Africa as if he were talking about his backyard. As if Africa had chosen him and had given him authorization to speak on its name. As if in Africa there were no other thing than Bono Vox?s good heart. As if Africa depended on him for anything.
It comes out from each paragraph that Bono Vox is unable to hide his childish excitement for having been welcome and complimented by the most powerful men on the planet. He might think that one can get power and charisma through osmosis. After having capitalized the disgrace of other people to the sales of his last album, which was fading away until then, Bono Vox stated that his band was reapplying for the job of best band in the world. As if hanging out with politicians and making bold statements could turn the last record of his band into a better one. As if having pictures taken along with presidents and state secretaries could turn the world into a better place. As if his speech, which is preconveived, incongruous and full of traces of melodrama and cliches, could make him a better man. More rich and famous, yes, without a doubt.
Bono Vox has always got me annoyed. Bono Vox as depicted by Time magazine makes me feel sick.?
Here is the link, if there is a living soul here interested in reading it in Portuguese.
http://www2.uol.com.br/super/aberta/colunas/index_juke_01_03_02.html
I wrote to the guy. You can find my response in the next post. I tried to defend Bono the best way I could. I hope they publish my response. But I seriously doubt it.
Okay, go ahead, if you feel like doing so.
?The Platform of Hypocrisys
Bono Vox (sic!) is the big winner of the Grammy this year. He?s the big victorious of the Superbowl halftime concerts. Is there something missing? Yes, Bono Vox is on the cover of Time this week. The saddest thing is to read a very well written text, like the one written by Josh Tyrangiel to the American weekly magazine and to disagree with every line of it.
What does the article say? That Bono Vox knew how to capitalize, like anybody else, the evidence that the disgrace of 5.000 families on September 11th gave to his demagogy. The album of his band, which was on 108th position in the Billboard charts in August, was catapulted to the 25th three months later. The band started to display the names of the deads of that tragedy on a big screen during the song One. In the 11 minutes set of their performance to the Superbowl, traditionally one of the most watched programmes on american TV, they didn?t play One, nevertheless they put the names of the deads on the big screen again. That Bono Vox, on the contrary of straight and idealist people like Ian McKaye, is the type of person who asks the showbusiness for donations. It might be the most well known of one from a series of his concessions and promiscuities. That Bono Vox loves to repeat a quote from the poet W.H. Auden, ?poetry does not make things happen?, what might explain a fair share of his lyrics. That Bono Vox learnt a lot about South America listening some of The Clash?s records. (It would have been with Sandinista? But Nicaragua is not located at Central America?) And he learnt a lot about situacionism with the Sex Pistols?s records. Bono loves to appropriate from the image and legacy of those who don?t need him. That Bono talks about Africa as if he were talking about his backyard. As if Africa had chosen him and had given him authorization to speak on its name. As if in Africa there were no other thing than Bono Vox?s good heart. As if Africa depended on him for anything.
It comes out from each paragraph that Bono Vox is unable to hide his childish excitement for having been welcome and complimented by the most powerful men on the planet. He might think that one can get power and charisma through osmosis. After having capitalized the disgrace of other people to the sales of his last album, which was fading away until then, Bono Vox stated that his band was reapplying for the job of best band in the world. As if hanging out with politicians and making bold statements could turn the last record of his band into a better one. As if having pictures taken along with presidents and state secretaries could turn the world into a better place. As if his speech, which is preconveived, incongruous and full of traces of melodrama and cliches, could make him a better man. More rich and famous, yes, without a doubt.
Bono Vox has always got me annoyed. Bono Vox as depicted by Time magazine makes me feel sick.?
