More on the political posturing of celebrity musicians

Then there is the oft-heard, surely apocryphal story of a Glasgow U2 gig when Bono silenced the audience and began a slow hand clap, then whispered weightily: "Every time I clap my hands , a child in Africa dies". A voice cried out from the audience: "Well, fucking stop doing it then".
That quote comes from the highly recommended The Frontman: Bobo (In the Name of Power) by Harry Browne. My thanks go to Jayaprakash Satyamurthy for recommending it; the book that is, not the story.

Also on Facebook and Twitter. Any copyrighted material is included as "fair use" for critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of copyright owner(s).

Comments

Recent popular posts

David Munrow - more than early music

Nothing but malice, unchecked egoism, rawness...

Classical music must be doing something wrong

Leonard Bernstein's critical MASS

Late night thoughts after listening to BBC Radio 3

Soundtrack for a porn movie

Is this a proper use of royal patronage?

Classical music's biggest problem is that no one cares

The purpose of puffery and closed-mindedness

Critical Mass