Monday Moments - Surrender by Bono

Cue 40 songs by U2 starring the singer Bono

I  Will Follow

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Where the Streets Have No Name

With or Without You

Desire

Pride (In the Name of Love)

Beautiful Day

and so many more........beautiful tunes, fabulous lyrics, amazing guitar work, and showmanship

Surrender by Bono is a hefty book filled with a lot of hubris,  a lot of words, a LOT...just a LOT

The key is love. Love of four Irish lads - Paul Hewson (aka Bono), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullin , and The Edge who formed U2.  Love of his wife Ali and his children.  If nothing else, Bono has been loyal to his religion, to being Irish, to his lads, and to his family. Oh, he's filled with a lot of ego and it shines in this book.  And yet he's got the humor and the awareness to make it work. I think he knows he can be an arse, and he'll admit it and then keep on persevering as a singer, an activist, and an Irish lad. 

Roots - that counts for a lot, even when you are on the world stage.  

His mother died when he was fourteen. That affected a lot. He found family in U2 and has stuck with it for forty some years. That's quite amazing for a group. He's got a huge heart and does care about many causes - AIDS in particular and fighting for Africa. He's used his voice for a lot of dollars. He drops names in this book and that's okay. He can also step back and be in awe of what he can do and with whom. And then there's the songs, the music, the tunes, the tours that affect millions in the world. 

I liked Surrender by Bono. Quite a story and he keeps on fighting. Oh, he pretends to be humble. He's not. But I think he's sincere in his LOVE for family, U2, the fans, and the world.  He's freakin' Bono. 

Play the soundtrack.