Bono, singer from U2
(or Boner as Beavis and Butthead always used to call him :lol):
has such a big ego that he insisted that only HE
was aloud to sing "his" line in the remake
of 1984's Band Aid hit "Do they know it's Christmas"

According to Justin Hawkins , singer
of the band "The Darkness" he had to sing "Bono's line"
But Bono insisted that he sang it

I don't know who eventually got to sing the line
but Bono seems to be an even bigger twat than i thought
[Edited 11/15/04 22:23pm]

hey, dewrede, i've got a beautiful bridge for sale in new york. its a prime piece of realty. wire me the cash and its yours!

What are you talking about ?

Anyway , here's a link to the story
(the arrogant prick DID get to sing it after all)

http://xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=53391
[Edited 11/15/04 22:43pm]

well stop the fucking presses

I'm not saying it's important
Just saying the guy's an arrogant twat
[Edited 11/15/04 23:01pm]

Dewrede said:

i'm talking about you believing everything you read.

i suppose anything is possible so, sure, bono could have a huge ego. i don't know when the info you quoted was dated from but i read about bono being asked to re-record his vocals quite a while ago. now, if i'm to believe everything i read, i would have to assume your info is wrong.

instead i'll just rely on what kind of person he was when i met him. very cool and lacking any evidence of a huge ego.

even if this story is true.... big fucking deal. he wanted to sing his line, let him sing it. if he was on the original recording, only stands to reason that they'd let him sing his line (and that he'd want to).

SassierBritches said:

Dude , just do a search on Google : Bono Justin Hawkins
and you'll see many sites with that same story
I even heard it on t.v
Please don't accuse me of talking nonsense when i'm not !
[Edited 11/16/04 0:15am]

A remake of a song that was shit is pointless to me.....plus Bono can sing that line tons better then that twat Justin Hawkins!


Redo "voices that care" damnit!

I think the overiding point is that, these events are nothing more than ego boosts for the stars that par take in them. It has very little to do with starving children. Arguing over a line in a song? When they are trying to tell the world that we need to settle our differences and come together regarding much larger and complex world issues.

I've got an idea! why doesnt bono and all the other gimps give their money away to this cause? That way billions would be raised instantly for a cause which they all feel so strongly about and we do not have to suffer another garbage charity single. How the fuck can you listen to a guy talking about injustice and poverty in the world knowing that he will leave the studio and hop onto a private jet to fly him off to his private island.

It is too easy to put your face to a good cause.

I like Bono. He does a lot of good.

howcomeudontcallme said:

Exactly , and he should stop trying to act like Jesus and stick to making music , he's not a politician ,who does he think he is anyway !

He's been fighting his causes since day one. So this has been 25 years of it. And people are just realizing this is what he's like now?

He has said many times himself that he got into the business to try to make a difference with the issues he finds important, and I think he's been very successful at least at drawing attention to those issues. So crucify the guy for caring.
[Edited 11/16/04 11:38am]

howcomeudontcallme said:

Bono gives MILLIONS to charity every year. Many millions. But more important than that, even, is that he draws awareness to issues.

GangstaFam said:

You tell 'em!I don't like him that much either,but at least he does something with all the attention he gets,just being a popstar.
If all these so-called R&B and Hip Hop 'stars' only would do the same instead of
buying rediculous cars and houses wich are worth ,probably,as much as half of starving Africa (if you catch my drift?..),and who are only interested in making
porn-videos.Quite an existence,being a popstar,guys!Gimme the Bonos,Dylans,Springsteens etc. ANYTIME,over any of these shitty,mindless,dumb stars...Phew,had to get that out of my system,I guess!

GangstaFam said:

A-fucking-men.

NEXT!

The recent articles do make Bono sound like an egotistic whiny nitpicker... and U2's recent commercials/advertisment music deserves a good swift backlashing!

Bono has an ego... now that's a newsflash. Of course he does. {shrug}

If he didn't, he wouldn't be Bono.

If I had the ability that he has, I would have an ego as well. John Lennon had a huge ego. I guess it comes with the territory.

There's no comparison !
John Lennon was a genius !
[Edited 11/16/04 13:48pm]

Dewrede said:

Actually, he is. It's just not his day job.

C'mon Dewrede, the British press (and seemingly the public) were pushing for Bono to sing that line two months ago. Bono and his ego has nothing to do with it.

It'd be crap if Hawkins did it anyway. He's a bit of a wanker if you ask me.

JonSnow said:

nobody gets to be a rockstar without a large ego. hardly noteworthy.

GrayKing said:

Next someone will claim Prince has an ego.....

Marrk said:

...'Bit'?!?

You know, the press makes up stuff and then they all copy the same story off each other, so that's how easy it is to spread misinformation. Internet sites are bad at ripping off other people's stories to the point where you don't even know where it originated from.

But I will never forget a few years back at the Grammy's when India Arie had been up for awards all night and didn't win anything all night and she had just performed and was backstage and I think she was up for Best Album and so was U2 and U2 won and you could see the look of defeat on her face and U2 was walking out on stage and Bono stopped and came back and looked like he whispered something reassuring in her ear because she smiled a little and you could see the concern in his face as he turned back and looked at her as he was making his way back out on stage. I never forgot that because it touched me for some reason.

All entertainers have an ego of some kind, if they didn't they wouldn't want to be famous. It's what you do with your ego and how you put it to work for you is what matters. I'm sure Bono has had some "bratty" moments just as all of them have, but it's those moments when they do something really special that I like to remember.

LQ

wtf
has this thread gone mad
?

So F8cking What, he wants to sing his line,
that has nothing to do with being egotisticle
he sang it before, maybe he likes the line
maybe he wrote it who knows
but point being
WHO THE F*CK CARES!

for christ sakes
always drama at the damn org

Dewrede said:

well i'm guessing you have never written a letter to your congressman, president, or other government official. i'm guessing you have never been a part of an organization such as amnesty int'l or greenpeace some other human interest group. i'm also guessing you've never expressed your dislike or dissatisfaction or satisfaction, for that matter, regarding your own government's policies. this is the only way i could even begin to fathom such an ignorant and uninformed statement.

if bono as some idiot without a thought in his head, i would completely agree with you. i mean, i don't want political insight from britney spears or alec baldwin. fortunately, he is one of the very few public personas who has a firm grasp on international foreign policy. he's actually done the legwork on all of the issues he speaks on. he doesn't merely make a blanket statement and then get back to his life. politics have most certainly been a part of his life for years. that's exactly why politics have played such a large part in u2's music.

The fact that a Michael Jackson apologist started this topic is ironic; If anyone should "just stop acting like Jesus and stick to making music", it should be Mr. Jackson. Does anyone remember his performance of Earth Song about 10 years ago? It ain't Bono with the messianic complex.

Not to further bring up MJ, but at least Bono campaigns for worthwhile causes, unlike other rockstars that campaign for "Children's days" and more Taco Bells near their homes.

if Justin Hawkins has a 20 year career and is around (slim chance) for the 40th anniversary re-recording, then he'll want to insist on singing whatever line it is he sings on this version. have some fucking respect, man.

Luv4oneanotha said:

Jeez - this still goin?!? ...for the record, it was Justin Hawkins who kicked up a stink all over the British press about Bono singing the line and it was HIM acting like a prima-donna stating

[Quote]: "I sang the better line"

- Bono wasn't even going to do it at first as he didn't feel it was appropriate for him 2 do that line again, (let's face it - pretty powerful line whoever is gonna sing it) and it was only at the 11th hour at the insistance of Geldof, Ure and Travis' Fran Healy that he flew over and recorded it. So - end of story, end of high drama - now shut the fuck up!

...in the words of Bob Geldof:

'JUST BUY THE FOCKIN' SINGLE AND GIVE US YER FOCKIN' MONEY!'

The End.
[Edited 11/17/04 12:45pm]