![]() “The problem with knowing you is that you've done everything I ever wanted to,” Neil once complained to his famous friend. But sometimes it is life's losers who have the most interesting tales to tell.įeaturing guest appearances by the Pope, Bob Dylan, and a galaxy of stars, Killing Bono offers an extremely funny, startlingly candid, and strangely moving account of a life lived in the shadows of superstardom. Bad drugs, weird sex, bizarre Neil experienced it all in his elusive quest for fame. As Bono and his band U2 ascended to global superstardom, his school friend Neil scorched a burning path in quite the opposite direction. ![]() Killing Bono is a story of divergent lives. The boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own. There was only one thing he hadn't counted on. He had it all worked the albums, the concerts, the quest for world peace. ![]() ![]() It was his destiny to be a veritable Rock God. But as a young punk in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick's ambitions went way beyond mere pop stardom. Longtime friend and reporter, Neil McCormick, reveals childhood and present day stories about Bono and his band, U2.Įveryone wants to be famous. ![]()
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