Comments on: Live 8 http://commavee.com/2005/07/01/live-8/ from John Minnihan, founder of Freepository. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:58:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Minnihan http://commavee.com/2005/07/01/live-8/comment-page-1/#comment-64 John Minnihan Sat, 02 Jul 2005 19:15:24 +0000 http://leadville.jbminn.com/commavee/?p=226#comment-64 I really admire and respect U2. They have achieved tremendous commercial success, and show no signs of reducing the quality, quantity or relevance of their music any time soon. And the band members seem to be genuinely decent people. Enough has been written about Bono's jonesing for a Nobel Peace Prize, but I think he'll get one and it will be deserved. Can you think of any other modern day mega-rock band that delivers the musical goods, stays out of the tabloid headlines | police blotters, *and* uses their celebrity for the benefit of the entire planet? That's a short, short list. I really admire and respect U2. They have achieved tremendous commercial success, and show no signs of reducing the quality, quantity or relevance of their music any time soon.

And the band members seem to be genuinely decent people. Enough has been written about Bono’s jonesing for a Nobel Peace Prize, but I think he’ll get one and it will be deserved.

Can you think of any other modern day mega-rock band that delivers the musical goods, stays out of the tabloid headlines | police blotters, *and* uses their celebrity for the benefit of the entire planet?

That’s a short, short list.

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