This past weekend I watched my old VHS tape of the "Best of 1980-1990" video collection, and I had forgotten how hilarious "The Sweetest Thing" was. Bono's Charlie Chaplin imitation was priceless!
That got me to thinking: What struck me the first time I ever saw Bono was that he was not just a singer but a performer, with a flair for the dramatic. Think about his theatrics on songs such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Bullet the Blue Sky." And then, of course, there's his MacPhisto character.
A number of well-known singers have branched out into acting and done fairly well at it. Bono has made it clear that he does not want a solo career as a singer without U2, so if the band ever ceases to exist, presumably he would not be singing much, if at all. If that happens, do you think Bono would ever try his hand at acting? And if so, could he be successful at it?
(P.S. -- The "Sweetest Thing" video is pretty amazing from a logistical standpoint. It was shot in one long continuous take, so everything -- the elephant, orchestra, Irish dancers, sky-writing airplane, etc. -- all had to be precisely coordinated. I wonder how many takes they had to do to get it right.)
That got me to thinking: What struck me the first time I ever saw Bono was that he was not just a singer but a performer, with a flair for the dramatic. Think about his theatrics on songs such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Bullet the Blue Sky." And then, of course, there's his MacPhisto character.
A number of well-known singers have branched out into acting and done fairly well at it. Bono has made it clear that he does not want a solo career as a singer without U2, so if the band ever ceases to exist, presumably he would not be singing much, if at all. If that happens, do you think Bono would ever try his hand at acting? And if so, could he be successful at it?
(P.S. -- The "Sweetest Thing" video is pretty amazing from a logistical standpoint. It was shot in one long continuous take, so everything -- the elephant, orchestra, Irish dancers, sky-writing airplane, etc. -- all had to be precisely coordinated. I wonder how many takes they had to do to get it right.)