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Before the song was over, our quartet of leather-clad fans had moved
off, continuing down the sidewalk with their film crew in pursuit. I
didnt find out later who they were until we went on break a couple of
songs later. Somebody--not a white guy--came up as I was unplugging.
You know who that was, he said.
No idea.
You ever heard of U2?
Of course I had--they were the most popular rock group in the world in
1987--but knew nothing about them, except they were Irish.That was them?
...A U2 CONCERT FILM was being assembled, some footage of us had been
shot. The production company couldnt actually afford to pay us, but
would we mind if they used it anyway? They'd be giving us free worldwide
exposure of the sort most bands would kill for.
...RATTLE & HUM came out in the fall of 1998. I went to see it at a
theater near TImes
Square. The whole thing had been shot in high-contrast black and white.
The big moment
comes halfway through.BONO and his bandmates have just finished leading
the New Voices of Freedom, a Harlem choir, through the soaring strains
of 'I STILL HAVENT FOUND WHAT
I'M LOOKING FOR".Slow fade to a tracking shot, on the street.You're
perched on BONO's
shoulder as he strolls past incense vendors and..What's this?
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