Iconographer – Neil McCormick Spills the Beans
The hype surrounding I Was Bono’s Doppleganger by Neil McCormick is no surprise. With remarkable anecdotes about U2′s earliest days, it is essential reading for any U2 fan and a fascinating account of making it (or not) in the music business. Moreover, it shines out as one of the most candid memoirs one could hope to read–an incisive meditation on the lure of fame.
U2log.com’s Jack A was lucky enough to visit the doppelg䮧er in his London lair and get the inside line.
CATHOLIC GUILT, ME ARSE Reader
Reader Emmet mailed us the following: Bono’s wife, Ali Hewson, was on the Late Late Show on Irish tv on Friday night. She was there to talk about the Chernobyl Children’s Project and was accompanied by Adi Roche.
It was mentioned that she was pregnant and Ali said “Yeah, Bono’s always talking about how he’s half Catholic and half Protestant. Now we know which half is Catholic.”
U2log.com will do the right thing and refrain from comments, though we find this link “appropriate”. [ WARNING: Not for the easily offended, and don't say we didn't warn you. ]
MP3 magazine get their facts straight
Straight from lalaland, that is. This month’s magazine (the dead trees version) reviews U2 sites and this is what they write about us:
If it’s U2 news and gossip you’re after, then U2log is an essential destination. Run by a team eagle-eyed fans in Holland, the UK and the USA, the site is updated two or three times a day with the latest rumours and information. There are quotes from newspapers, reprinted articles and links to the best U2 content on the web (the band even let them upload a couple of tracks from the new album). A simple site, but well worth visiting.
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1. We’re mainly from Holland/Australia/Ireland. None of our editors are from the UK.
2. We do not reprint articles. We write our own material. This is in fact the strength of U2log.com
3. We were never given permission by the band to upload their material. Please believe us when we tell you everything we do is WRONG and we’ll go straight to hell for it.
4. Simple? Yeah, we k.i.s.s. you.
But we’re well worth visiting. They got that right.
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