Re: U2 Wire

Chris Brown ([email protected])
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:14:38 -0600

Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Next message: Chris Brown: "Re: blah blah blah"
Previous message: Lucy With the Spinning Head: "Edge and Bono sittin' in a tree k*i*s*s*i*n*g.../Let's Dump Joel!"
Next in thread: [email protected]: "alcohol..."

Lori,
You're not upsetting me, I'm just don't feel the same way you do about
Bono's condition. You claim you see him drunk all the time or most of the
time...and I guess you claim this is hurting the group. Do you have some
inner knowledge about U2 that no one else knows about because I think in
spite of all we as fans can claim to know about Bono or Edge or Adam or
Larry we only know what we see...their on-stage, on-air persona. And from
where I stand...I see a group overflowing with creativity that knows how to
excite its fans. I know nothing about what its like to be any one of these
guys in their normal lives, nor do I presume to know. As a fan I may want
to know, but as a person I respect their privacy and that's it. And for the
record...I don't know anyone who doesn't have one or two or ten drinks
before getting on the stage to calm the nerves. While I'm sure that
performing does not cause as much anxiety for U2 as it used to, its human
nature to be a little nervous in front of a crowd. Remember this. But now
I'm tired of talking about this so once again...let's move on.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lori King <[email protected]>
To: Browchr <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, December 04, 1998 11:01 AM
Subject: U2 Wire

>I would have responded to you on the wire, but I appear to have been
>deleted from the list. I guess I hit too close to home. If you believe
>in free speech, post it so I can respond. If not, don't.
>
>************ ************* *********** *******
>
>So what I am being told is that Bono is not an alcoholic because
>everyone in Ireland drinks to excess. Alcoholism is a disease of
>denial.
>
>The reality is that Bono does not look well. He has made many public
>appearances when he was way under the influence of something. All I am
>saying is that if he has to live up our image of him as some great moral
>authority - if the continued success of U2 depends on this image - then
>there is too much pressure on him to keep his problems secret. The only
>choice he has is to drink.
>
>I understand why you need to believe in Bono. But I do not think he can
>live up to the image. Human beings turn to God because we need to
>believe in something greater than ourselves - not to rock stars.
>
>I won't discuss this any more since I seem to upsetting you.
>
>______________________________________________________
>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Next message: Chris Brown: "Re: blah blah blah"
Previous message: Lucy With the Spinning Head: "Edge and Bono sittin' in a tree k*i*s*s*i*n*g.../Let's Dump Joel!"
Next in thread: [email protected]: "alcohol..."

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0b2 on Fri Dec 04 1998 - 14:16:31 PST