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I took this quote from Independent, which featured yet another profile on Bono. I thought that it was an interesting one in the light of "integrity debates" we always have on this board:
"One associate says: "Bono is a very personable and sincere man; but never forget he is a breadhead. He is as much into money and the bottom line as Madonna and Mick Jagger. U2 were deeply unhappy when their Zooropa tour didn't make the money they hoped. Their manager Paul McGuinness is a smart manipulator and Bono keeps an eye on these things as well. They make a public virtue of not accepting sponsorship for their tours; but they are not averse to the bars closing early so that punters with money in their pockets will drift towards the merchandising stalls. And of course they are exempted from paying tax in Ireland under laws favouring Irish artists."
He has also become quite a property owner in an affluent part of Dublin. He's generous with it, and has let former friends who have fallen on hard times, including Shane McGowan of the Pogues, hang out there. But he knows the value of an investment."
"One associate says: "Bono is a very personable and sincere man; but never forget he is a breadhead. He is as much into money and the bottom line as Madonna and Mick Jagger. U2 were deeply unhappy when their Zooropa tour didn't make the money they hoped. Their manager Paul McGuinness is a smart manipulator and Bono keeps an eye on these things as well. They make a public virtue of not accepting sponsorship for their tours; but they are not averse to the bars closing early so that punters with money in their pockets will drift towards the merchandising stalls. And of course they are exempted from paying tax in Ireland under laws favouring Irish artists."
He has also become quite a property owner in an affluent part of Dublin. He's generous with it, and has let former friends who have fallen on hard times, including Shane McGowan of the Pogues, hang out there. But he knows the value of an investment."