Back in college, I wrote a paper in which I included the following musical lyrics:
Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief All kill their inspiration, then sing about the grief
Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief
All kill their inspiration, then sing about the grief
Now, the man who (co?-)wrote those words will be writing a lot more, albeit presumably in prose.
Bono is doing a column for the New York Times, according to USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-01-09-bono_N.htm?csp=34
Speaking of U2-related matters, everyone should get ahold of a copy of John Legend's version of the band's "Pride (In the name of Love)" off the Obama "Voices of Change" CD.
I'm a columnist for UPI. I'm sick of the critique that Obama makes pretty speeches but fails to deliver practical solutions. I've taken the time to analyze how the Obama phenomenon mirrors a tradition we have in America - acting on the vision cast by inspiring leaders, even a rock star like Bono.
I hope you'll share this article with skeptics.
Barack-Star Obama
If Bono's ability to move Americans to action through arena rock is any indication, Barack Obama may be the best thing to happen to American politics in a long time.
This is a good video of Al Gore and Bono discussing climate change and poverty at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. If you are interested in whether or not Gore will endorse anyone in the presidential race, you might want to see how he answered that question during the discussion.
