Cactus Annie
Refugee
I don't remember where I read/heard this but a few years ago I remember reading or hearing that if an average person were to attempt what a top frontman like Bono does, they'd probably pass out or have a heart attack. He doesn't need to be skinny or even well toned to be fit and do his job well, but I bet his heart and lungs are in dang good shape!
That's all that matters. You can be slim and unhealthy. Plus I don't think he's overweight, in fact I think he's lost weight. He's never had the type of build that could be toned and muscley, and he certainly won't be able to achieve that at his age. I don't like that skinny look either and certainly not obese, so I think he's build is just fine for him.
BTW, I do honestly believe that the band experimented with drugs during the 90's. On Google groups a guy, who seemed to know what he was on about, said that a friend of his worked in a nightclub where the band visited in Australia during the PopMart tour. And he said that most of them were taking cocaine all night. He also said that he heard some horror stories from a guy who worked in paparazzi but everyone on the forum shot him down so he said they'll be no point telling us about it. Pity because I would have liked to know what he said. Even if you don't belive his story, it doesn't mean that we should not allow a person to speak and act or hysterical. "Oh no not are perfect little band. Everyone who does drugs are evil 'cos they suck the blood out of newborn kittens"
Drug addicts can be surprisingly skilled at hiding their addiction and they can appear like a Jekyl & Hyde character. Did any of you know that Michael Hutchance was a heroin addict before he died from as overdose because I didn't. Even sometimes in interviews when the topics of the Pop era, ZooTV tour and drugs prop up you can sense that the band are holding things back if you read between the lines. In Q magazine, for the review of the U2 By U2 book the reviewer even made a comment about this. He also pointed out the fact that by using Niel McCormick as the man to undertake this they once again have complete control over what was printed.