Larry Mullen and Anne Acheson were among the guests who attended the Tooth Fairy Ball at the Kilmainham Royal Hospital last Friday. The charity event, which was organized in part by Bono’s wife Ali Hewson, raised Euro 200,000 to build a dental clinic in Africa. Ali attended the event without her husband, who presumably was working in the studio (see The Part-Time Musician).
Month: May 2003
Travel adventures of Bono’s hat
Believe it or not, but The Sun reports on Bono’s hat making its way to Modena for last night’s concert.
One / Ave Maria
Whether megalomania or humility, we’re not sure what made Bono rewrite the lyrics to the song, but here’s Bono’s version of Schubert’s Ave Maria. He performed it with Pavarotti just after a rather shaky solo performance of One, in Modena, Italy, tonight.
- One video @ U2exit.com
- One (4,7 mb, taken offline, bandwidth exceeded.)
- Ave Maria (3,8 mb, taken offline, bandwidth exceeded.)
- Screenshots @ MacPhisto.net
- Yahoo photos
Return to Basics, Part 2
–The Edge on U2’s next album
Speaking with Xfm Online at the Ivor Novello Awards last week, The Edge confirmed that the band will spend the rest of the year finishing the new album and tour in 2004.
Miserere MP3
- Miserere, as performed by Bono, Pavarotti and Zucchero, some 15 minutes ago in Modena, Italy. (4,0 mb, taken offline, bandwidth exceeded.)
- Different recording (1,10 mb)
- Screenshots @ MacPhisto.net.
- More coverage @ Zooitalia.com.
“Was it ok?”
“[ Italian is ] the most beautiful language in the world. [ … ] I’m just a little pebble of a rockstar, Pavarotti is a veritable rock!” Watch Bono rehearse for Pavarotti and Friends at Rai Uno online. The item is at the end of the Telegiornale broadcast. Alternatively, download an mp3 of this broadcast’s sound.
- Screenshots @ MacPhisto.net
- AP video of rehearsal (with Bono interview)
The Part-time Musician
Is Bono trying the patience of the band again with the time he is devoting to charity work? According to man himself, the answer is yes.
“I’m actually on the edge of being chucked out of the band,” Bono told the Daily Telegraph (reg. req.) at Time magazine’s awards last week. “[Charity work] takes up 50 per cent of my time,” he said.
Bono followed by saying he intends to devote some time to music: “I’m off to the studio to spend the weekend recording stuff I should have done ages ago.”
Adam’s Fancy Door Prop
Awards are not all that special to Adam Clayton. When questioned about what he will do with the Ivor Novello award the band received last week, Adam replied, “I’ll probably use it to prop open a door.” (Source: Daily Express)
Pavarotti and Friends and Bono
Pavarotti & Friends will be broadcast (radio and internet) on radio rtl 102,5 , tonight at 20.45 PM CET. (Find out details for your timezone here)
During rehearsals, Bono tried out “Miserere” with Pavarotti and Zucchero and an “Ave Maria”. Not happy with this track, Bono cut the rehearsal of this song short. He then played “One”, much like the version performed at the 1995 Pavarotti and Friends. It seems likely “One” will be played instead of “Ave Maria” at the show tonight. (info via Zooitalia.com)
Il Messaggero published the lyrics of Bono’s version of “Ave Maria”:
As Funny As It May Seem
U2.com has That’s Life, the Sinatra tune Bono recorded for Neil Jordan’s new flick “The Good Thief“. You can check out a trailer for the movie here.