Bono advertises his thievery
In the current issue of Billboard magazine, musicians and actors pay tribute to legendary crooner Tony Bennett, who celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this month. Many of the musicians who collaborated with Bennett on his Duets: An American Classic album, which will be released on September 26, placed advertisements in the magazine to congratulate him on his successful career and wish him happy birthday. Bono, who sings with Bennett on the song “I Wanna Be Around” on Duets: An American Classic, took out a full-page ad that reads the following:
Tony,
Trying to sing with you was a humbling if not humiliating experience.
You’re like a house you can’t break into, at least
not by force. You can run at the door, but the doors
are locked…you can bang on the windows…
I got into the House of Bennett, but
only as the cat burglar…looking to steal a place in
this incredible legacy.
I’ve had the pleasure of singing with you, and for you…
I broke in through the bathroom window, up a
drainpipe…I’m not leaving.
Bono
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wish i were half the poet that Bono is…
wish i were half the poet that Bono is…
Same here, man those words are good.
Same here, man those words are good.
Cute story, but funny line breaks :-]
Cute story, but funny line breaks :-]
I don’t know – doesn’t do much for me, but then again a lot of poetry doesn’t either.
As e says, it is a cute story, but it read awkwardly for me, what with the line breaks etc, and Bono seems to contradict himself in it also:
…
You’re like a house you can’t break into, at least not by force…I broke in through the bathroom window, up a
drainpipe…
Let’s hope he doesn’t make a song out of it. (joking!)
I don’t know – doesn’t do much for me, but then again a lot of poetry doesn’t either.
As e says, it is a cute story, but it read awkwardly for me, what with the line breaks etc, and Bono seems to contradict himself in it also:
…
You’re like a house you can’t break into, at least not by force…I broke in through the bathroom window, up a
drainpipe…
Let’s hope he doesn’t make a song out of it. (joking!)
this guardian article completely rips bono’s tribute/ad to shreds. damn. pretty harsh.
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1852024,00.html
this guardian article completely rips bono’s tribute/ad to shreds. damn. pretty harsh.
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1852024,00.html