Bono-quotes from the show:
"Celebrity is a bit silly. But it is currency, and you want to spend it well."
"[Being raised by a Catholic father and Protestant mother in Ireland:] It taught me to sometimes be suspicious of religion. I'm a believer, but religion is the thing when God, like Elvis, has left the building. But when God is in the house, you get something else. I'm happy in a Catholic cathedral or a tent show down in the South with gospel music."
Oprah: When you're up on the stage, does it feel like home to you?
Bono:
It's a strange thing to need 20,000 people screaming your name to feel normal. But that's probably the truth [for me], in an odd way. I do feel completely myself when I'm in the songs. It feels very easy for me, and other aspects of being a rock 'n' roll star are a lot more difficult for me.
Bono: I live a fairly "under the radar" life in Ireland.
Oprah: So you can just pop into the pub, and it's no big deal?
Bono: Well, depending on the pub! In Ireland, people have an interesting attitude toward success—they look down on it. In America, you look at the mansion on the hill and think, 'One day that will be me.' In Ireland, people say, 'One day, I'm going to get that bastard!'
"People thought that having children would chill me out. It made me angrier. You think about the world they are inheriting and the way things are, and it makes me angry. When I saw my child being born, you have a feeling you would do anything to protect that life. It's a dangerous feeling, but one you can put to use by getting politically active and not lying down. "
...Chris Tucker and Sec. of the Treasury O'Neill also showed up on the show, talking about the trip to Africa..
Secretary O'Neill: It was a great treat to travel with someone who cares as deeply as [Bono] does, and to use his celebrity to show the world problems that everyone should be aware of so we can work on them more diligently.
"America is not just a place. It's an
idea..."
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You won't have to fight as many wars [like this one] if you get this one right. I promise."
..and he was completely serious as he said that. And I think he's right.
..for pics and clips, head over here on Oprah's site.
WAAAAUGH!!!! ...darnit....anyone get the Oxygen channel?!?!?! There's an Oprah "After the Show" thing, which Bono's also on!!!! ..but I don't get the channel... ;_;
Ah well. Have had my fix for the day. yaaaaayyyy Bono!!!!! ^_^
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