ONE is a movement of millions of people dedicated to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease. A leader in Jubilee 2000’s Drop the Debt campaign, he next took on the fight against HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty, co-founding sister organizations ONE and (RED).

In 2005, U2 was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Īlongside his role in U2, Bono is a ground-breaking activist. U2 have won numerous awards, including 22 Grammys, more than any other duo or group, as well as an Academy Award nomination and the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award. Heralded by Rolling Stone as “a live act simply without peer,” the band’s record-breaking 360° Tour (2009–2011) remains the highest-grossing concert band tour of all time. The band released their first album, 'Boy,' on Island Records in 1980 and to date have released a total of 14 studio albums that have sold 157 million copies worldwide. He met The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton at school, and in 1978, U2 was formed. The lead singer of U2, Bono was born Paul David Hewson in Dublin.

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“But he does tell people that he drinks me under the table, he doesn’t believe the allergy thing,” Bono notes. “And there I was in Lincoln’s bedroom, asleep, fallen asleep in the bosom of Abraham himself,” Bono says. Obama and Ali went on the hunt for Bono, eventually realising he was in Abraham Lincoln’s bedroom. “She said, ‘He’s just gone for a sleep.’ said, ‘I’m sorry?’.” “I ended up slipping out for a kip and the president said to Ali after about 10 minutes, ‘Where’s Bono gone?’” Bono recalled. He said that while Obama “doesn’t have too many, he’s very measured,” Bono’s allergy to the salicylates in red wine often causes him to fall asleep unexpectedly.

In an interview to promote the book, Bono revealed details of a time he got drunk with President Barack Obama in the White House.Īli and Bono were visiting the then-president when Obama started serving some strong cocktails. 18, 2009 Charles Dharapak/2009 AP Drinking with presidents U2 frontman Bono, right, and guitarist The Edge perform at the Lincoln Memorial for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural concert in Washington, Sunday, Jan.

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