Bono

"Bono." //Newsmakers //. Detroit: Gale, 1988. //Gale Biography In Context //. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. -Born 5/10/60 in Dublin, Ireland -Also known as Paul David Hewson -Has been lead singer/rhythm guitarist for U2 since 1976 -He is the son of Robert (postal worker) and Iris Hewson -Was married to wife, Alison 8/1982 -U2 has won 22 Grammys, more than any other band. - "But he had a spirit, magnetism, and commitment that the others could see. After the group started performing, the Edge told Rolling Stone that 'I think {Bono} did something which not many others did, and that was confront a crowd.... He went out there and assumed this importance and this character and eyed the audience and was totally impressive.'" -"Long after the Live Aid concert and Band Aid recording, Bono remained dedicated to helping others. He used his fame to reach out to world and industry leaders. He cofounded the DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) foundation, which fights HIV and poverty in the developing world, in 2002." -"Bono cofounded ONE and (RED) and served on the boards of directors of the organizations. ONE, a nonpartisan agency and outgrowth of DATA, was launched in 2004 to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, primarily in Africa, by raising awareness among the public and political leaders and policymakers. ONE has fostered implementation of programs that have provided AIDS medication to nearly four million Africans, halved the number of deaths by malaria in Africa, and sent 42 million children to school. Through (RED), founded in 2006, Bono has worked to eliminate AIDS among newborns by 2015, encouraging people to shop from major brands and have up to half of the companies' profits donated to the charity."

Graham, Judith "Bono." //Current Biography Yearbook 1993.// New York, NY: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1993. 74- 78. Print. -U2 was one of the most popular rock bands to emerge after the breakup of The Beatles. -Bono was raised Protestant by a Protestant mother and a Catholic father. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">-Bono's mother died of a stroke when he was 15. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">-Bono started a theatre company at Mount Temple H.S. in 1976, in which he was joined by future U2 members Dave Evans (aka The Edge, guitarist), Larry Mullen Jr. (drummer), and Adam Clayton (bassist). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">-"'. . . But he was such a charismatic character that he (Bono) was in the band anyway, as soon as he arrived. I was in charge for the first five minutes, but as soon as Bono got there, I was out of a job'" (75). (Larry Mullen Jr.) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">-The band named themselves U2 after a U.S. reconaissance plane piloted by a CIA agent that was shot down over Soviet Russia in 1960. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">-Paul adopted the name "Bono" after Bono Vox, the name of a hearing aid store in Dublin. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">-"In interviews and onstage, Bono has sermonized about, among other things, the evils of apartheid, violence in Ireland and the United States, and the importance of Amnesty International's fight for human rights" (77).

Stewart, Chuck. "Bono (Paul Hewson)." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//.ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. -Bono attended a unique mixed faith school in Dublin (Protestant and Catholic) -Bono was named as one of //Time'//s "Persons of the Year" in 2005. -In 2006, Bono publicly thanked President George W. Bush for Bush's promise of $5 billion aid project for very poor countries. -"Since 1999, Bono has become increasingly concerned about [|AIDS], debt relief and the plight of Africa. In 2002, he took Paul O'Neill, U.S. Treasury Secretary, on a four-country tour of Africa. In the same year, he pulled together the organization Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa (DATA) to bring international attention to the unmanageable debt taken on by African governments, the spread of AIDS, and the need for increased trade with Africa." -"In spring 2005, Bono, his wife Ali Hewson, and New York fashion designer Rogan Gregory decided to launch EDUN, a line of clothing with the goal of increasing exports from the poorest countries while at the same time not being exploitive of workers. EDUN makes it a practice to use workers in Africa, South America, and India and pay workers fair wages under healthy working conditions." -"In 1984, Bono appeared in Band Aid, a group that released a song written to bring attention to the plight of the poor in African and other third-world countries. The single, "Do They Know It's Christmas?", featured an array of famous British, Irish and American rock singers each taking a line of the song to sing. The single became an instant hit and proceeds from its sale went to charity work to help the poor."