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  2. Olof, there's your calling.
  3. Irish Independent today, March 11, 2012

    Adam steps in to help battle suicide

    By NIAMH HORAN
    Sunday March 11 2012

    U2's Adam Clayton is lending a helping hand -- or rather foot -- in the fight to lower suicide rates in Ireland.

    The rock star says he wants to highlight the high numbers of young men battling depression in the country.

    The bassist has signed up to support 'Walk in my Shoes', an organisation which aims to provide free mental health services for young adults in Ireland.

    Clayton said: "Suicide takes the lives of more young men in Ireland than road accidents. Did you know that? I didn't. Now that I do I want to help. So I am supporting 'Walk in my Shoes Day' on April 26.

    "The money raised that day will be used to put young people back on the road to mental health."

    The rocker is asking everyone to wear silly shoes on April 26 -- which they wouldn't normally wear -- to work, school and college, and also to donate €2 to help support mental health services.

    Suicide is the leading cause of death among 18 to 25-year-old men in Ireland.

    But with proper supports and treatment many of these deaths could be prevented. Top singer Imelda May is also supporting the suicide prevention campaign.

    Two-thirds of all mental health difficulties will start before the age of 24, and Ireland has one of the highest suicide rates in the 14-24 age group in the EU.

    For more information, log on to walkinmyshoes.ie

    - NIAMH HORAN

  5. Once in a while, just once in a while, I sometimes think "Do U2 ever play the rockstar at all?" and then something like this comes along, Bono showing up drunk to a meeting with supermodels on his arms. Pretty damn hilarious!

    To be honest the true story will probably never be heard. There's probably truth to both sides, but in the end what probably happened was Bono and Edge were only working on Spider-Man as a side project (because the 360 tour was still in full force around the same time Taymor was still around) and Taymor got fed up with that as well as the shows ever increasing problems, and left. After she left Bono and Edge realized that if they ever wanted to turn a profit out of this thing and get it to where they really wanted it to be, they'd have to direct their full attention to it, grab a new director, and start making changes that would help out the show. Taymor is hugely pissed becuase it's super successful now without her help, and she wants a cut of that money and success. Ah well. Another day in the life of a rockstar! I just wish I could see it at some point.
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