By The Editors of New Word City
ISBN-10: 1612307248
ISBN-13: 9781612307244
Bono might be top often called the lead singer of the wildly well known rock band, U2, yet he has additionally spent the decade rocking the corridors of energy. His is a provocative version of management that we must always all discover ways to hum. the following, during this short-form publication, is how Bono went from wearing a track to shouldering a humanitarian burden - in addition to classes for each chief.
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But successful rock bands have always adopted one posture or another, be it hirsute heartthrobs (The Beatles), bad boys (The Rolling Stones), or working-class Joes (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band). In U2’s earliest incarnations, it played songs by iconic groups such as the Stones and the Beach Boys. But the attention-getting lead singer grabbed his audiences by their emotions and never let go. He walked on tables, planted kisses on the girls and women, and impressed the men in the audience by scaling the scaffolding that held the stage lights.
S. president or two, the rock star’s list of supporters reads like a Who’s Who of international figures. N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, former British prime minister Tony Blair, former South African President Nelson Mandela, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have all backed his efforts. Finding it necessary to build an infrastructure to support his philanthropic endeavors, Bono has used his own integrity as the foundation.
But the attention-getting lead singer grabbed his audiences by their emotions and never let go. He walked on tables, planted kisses on the girls and women, and impressed the men in the audience by scaling the scaffolding that held the stage lights. As the band developed its own sound, it began to attract nationwide attention by playing in pubs and winning a talent competition in Limerick, Ireland. By the time it signed on with manager Paul McGuinness, the newly christened U2 - a name chosen partly for its simplicity - thought it could make a record that would rock the music industry.
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