Subscriber Bohsman Posted August 26, 2010 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2010 Let's catelogue the many myths surrounding U2 and what they are supposed to have done. I'll get the ball rolling; Bono did NOT say "We've gotta go away and dream it all up again..." on New Years Eve 1989 during the Lovetown concert in Dublin. I was there. He in fact said it three nights earlier..... Over to ya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber 1love Posted August 27, 2010 Subscriber Share Posted August 27, 2010 Myth: U2 sold out with Achtung Baby. The truth is in the music: "I'm ready, ready for the laughing gas" - Zoo Station "And I must be an acrobat To talk like this And act like that" - Acrobat "Her lips say one thing Her movements something else" - So Cruel "One day you'll look back, and you'll see" - Mysterious Ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bflorendo Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Here's a U2 myth....all those U2 haters think that U2 have big egos...especially Bono. Really, they're very humble. Most of those haters think that you have to have a big ego, in order to be the worlds greatest band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josmythe Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Myth : U2 aren't a terrible band. Myth : Bono is not a wee little fella Myth : In A Little While is the song 90% of a U2 crowd paid to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaplatt Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Let's catelogue the many myths surrounding U2 and what they are supposed to have done. I'll get the ball rolling; Bono did NOT say "We've gotta go away and dream it all up again..." on New Years Eve 1989 during the Lovetown concert in Dublin. I was there. He in fact said it three nights earlier..... Over to ya... Close, but not quite. Definitely not uttered at the NY's Eve show, but it was in fact said at the show the night before (Dec. 30), not earlier in their run of shows at the Point. I should know; I got in to three of the four shows that week, including the 12/30 and 12/31 shows, so I got to hear the original speech myself! -- eaplatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaplatt Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Speaking of Bono's onstage utterances: Remember the hoo-ha over Bono's use of the f-bomb at the Grammy Awards, back in the 90s? Guess it was an award for Zooropa. Everyone--including the fan-FAQs online--quote the man as saying, "...fuck up the mainstream" as part of the speech. But out here on the West Coast, the local network affiliate ran a live--and apparently delay-free--feed of the awards from the East Coast, so I got to hear it raw and FCC-unfriendly. I recall hearing it as "fuck the mainstream," no "up" in there. Which does change the meaning of the line, doesn't it? My thought at the time: Yeah, Bono, better fuck the mainstream before it fucks you! -- eaplatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahine Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Myth: Someone's always after their lucky charms.Fact: They are hiding their pot of gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacredRose Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 You hit the key word 1Love...Truth is in their music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber 1love Posted August 28, 2010 Subscriber Share Posted August 28, 2010 You hit the key word 1Love...Truth is in their music Amen! I was actually looking for a Bono quote regarding the truth being in the music, but I couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaplatt Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Myth: U2 sold out with Achtung Baby. The truth is in the music: Achtung Baby? Jeez, everyone knows that U2 sold out with The Joshua Tree! Before JT, they sold out with The Unforgettable Fire. Before UF, they sold out with War. Before that, they sold out with October. I guess only Boy remains pure.... -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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