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  1. Originally posted by jennagirl:[..]


    Hopefully it was just a one off they were contractually required to show up at. The fact it was only Adam and Bono speaks volumes.
    yeah true
  2. Who would've thought anyone would ever hear a bunch of U2 fans wanting U2 to go "back to basics" :p :p :p

    This was weird, but I think people are making too much of it. They were probably asked to show up and do it and were like "hey why not", I'm sure they thought it was weird too.

    But yeah, Edge's guitar "lip syncing" to me was a bigger blow. Not happy with that at all. I'm sure every band/artist playing at that level uses the same degree of trickery, but seeing U2 do it hits where it hurts. Makes me love watching shows from the early days.

    I'll say that I feel like this watching a ton of bands these days. Call me old (even though I'm 26), but when I go see shows like The Killers or Foster the People, I often find myself thinking "how much of this show could actually be spontaneous? How much is actually happening in front of me?" There's something to be said for going to see local punk shows or whatever, because it's all right there, warts and all. No IEM's keeping time, no sequencers or backing tracks, etc. U2 was once a band like that.
  4. Bono is going through a Grunge period.
  8. Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
    I’d do the same thing. It would be different if we could claim that governments spend money wisely but it simply isn’t the case so I’d only be giving what is legally required in taxes and nothing more.
    To be fair it all seems above board and his personal involvement was on the periphery
  9. Eh, Bono's financial dealings have felt a bit iffy for a while now. I like the causes he works for but it seems like all the meetings with high level officials is having a corrupting effect on him. I'd like if he went back to being a musician first, all that other stuff second.
  10. Originally posted by NeonTiger64:Eh, Bono's financial dealings have felt a bit iffy for a while now. I like the causes he works for but it seems like all the meetings with high level officials is having a corrupting effect on him. I'd like if he went back to being a musician first, all that other stuff second.
    When your bringing in a lot of money you’ve got to be intelligent with how you manage it. Of course music is the part of Bono’s life I’m primarily concerned in also but it’s wise of him to ensure as much of the money he earns stays in his bank account or rather is his to do with what he pleases not going towards taxes. As long as it’s legal of course, any loopholes are the governments fault. I also think a lot of it is done for him and he’s simply giving it the ok, as badirishcharlie mentions above his personal involvement probably isn’t too significant.
  11. The stuff in the article is from 2007. Maybe he has stopped with that focus on business since, same way as he's gotte nway less involved in politics these past years, and much more focused on music.
  12. If Bono told everyone to avoid paying as much taxes as possible then I'd maybe agree. I do however think that taxes, especially on people for who paying isn't going to put them on the street or otherwise lower their standard of living in any meaningful way, do have a purpose no matter how much people say "but the government is wasteful and can't be trusted!"

    Any further talk will likely be deemed off-topic and I don't care to discuss excuses for billionaires so I'll leave it at that.
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