6 Private and public Bono Chapter BEFORE READING 1 Answer the following questions. a. What do you already know about Bono s life? Place of birth .............................................................................................................. Schooling ........................................................................................................................ Mother s religion ........................................................................................................ Father s religion .......................................................................................................... Marital status .............................................................................................................. Children .......................................................................................................................... b. What is Bono s role in the band? ...................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... c. Can you mention some of the social or political issues he has been involved in? The problem of desaparecidos in South America. ............................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................ d. Why do many stars do charity work? You can choose more than one answer. c To attract attention to themselves. c Because they are more compassionate than common people. c To promote their professional career. c Because they own too much and feel guilty. c Other .............................................................................................................................. e. Why couldn t many other bands stay together so long as U2? You can choose more than one answer. c Drug/alcohol abuse led them to an untimely death. c Many of their members started a solo career. c Their friendship was not so strong. c After becoming billionaires, they did not care about music any longer. c A lack of inspiration is inevitable after a while. f. Once Bono compared U2 to a human body. Do you think he identified himlself with the c head? c heart? c legs? 92