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Bono remembers Withering Heckle from an early U2 gig

By Michael M. Pack
November 8, 2022
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U2 leader bono reflects on his band’s clumsy adaptation to the late ’70s punk scene in a recent interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Asked about some of his early influences as a frontman, Bono named the singer-songwriter Patti Smith and actor Marc Rylancewho he said were adept at challenging conventional barriers between performer and audience.

The idea of ​​an artist being “above everyone else” was rejected early on by Bono, along with the rest of the punk scene at the time. But no matter what the band’s values ​​are, the sound of U2 has never lived up to the other important character of punk rock: aggression. And other punks were happy to talk about it, whether on stage or in the pit.

‘Somebody shouted at any first show, ‘[There’s] More punk in The monkeys‘”, recalls the singer.

After briefly explaining the reference to the famous American sitcom band turned real band, Bono continued, “It was just a ruckus. And so we weren’t really convincing as a punk band because we were kids. But those values ​​were and still are at the core of who we are.”

Also driven by “punk rock values,” Bono offered a window into his career in philanthropy and political action.

“I think I understand that you came out of the public, that you were there with them, for them. I would also say that we had in punk this idea that music can change the world, and that we can have fun. It was a kind of feeling in punk rock music. That the world is more malleable than you think; you can bend it and shape it. It’s not fixed. This idea: three chords, you speak your truth , speak your truth, spit it out.”

Watch the full encounter with Colbert via the player above.

Bono’s Memoirs, Surrender: 40 songs, one story, is available now. Go here for more details.

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