Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,585,452 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Brawl Because of You; EDGE REVEALS HE PUNCHED BONO AT GIG.


Byline: MAEVE QUIGLEY

THE Edge told last night how Bono once annoyed him so much that he punched him in the gob.

Talking on last night's Jonathan Ross show, the usually soft-spoken guitarist said they had come to blows in the past.

The guitarist admitted to lashing out when the singer wouldn't stop larking around as Larry Mullen Jnr was trying to fix his drum kit A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. .

He told the chat show host: "There are always tensions. And Bono admitted the band's firm friendship is often tested by making records. He said: "We break up at the end of every album."

The band also confirmed they are working on a musical which will premiere on Broadway next year. Bono and The Edge will write music and lyrics for the show which based on comic book comic book

Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums.
 hero SpiderMan.

And Bono said they reckon the best is still to come from U2. He added: "The next few years might be our heyday hey·day  
n.
The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime.



[Perhaps alteration of heyda, exclamation of pleasure, probably alteration of Middle English hey, hey.
.

And although he's happily married man, Bono admitted he had the hots for one of the other guests on the show - Australian comic Dame Edna Everage.

He said: "I'm not sure I could turn the Dame down.

The band are back in Dublin on Friday for the first three shows at Croke Park Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's biggest sporting organisation. .

Irish Mirror Comment: Page 10He wouldn't stop larking around on stage when Larry was trying to fix his kit THE EDGE

CAPTION(S):

G'DAY Bono reveals he has the hots for Dame Edna TENSIONS Rockers tell of clash during last night's Jonathan Ross show
COPYRIGHT 2009 MGN LTD
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Jul 18, 2009
Words:256
Previous Article:MASS PANIC; Churchgoers are urged not to shake hands in swine flu alert.
Next Article:Chicken sandwich ' almost killed me off as Mrs Doyle ' PAULINE McLYNN REVEALS AUDITION UPSET.
Topics:



Related Articles
SEE U2, JIMMY; Bono and the band coming to Scotland.
EDGE'S DISCO GUN HORROR; 'Crazed' attacker targeted U2 star in Sarajevo nightclub.
GET SET.. U2 ARE COMING; Bono reveals summer tour.
New helper at Mencap has Edge; CHARITY.
EDGE, DO IT AGAIN.. ON VIDEO.
U HAD TO BE THERE; 88,000 fans see U2 storm biggest ever stadium gig.
TO HAD U THERE BE; 88,000 fans see U2 storm biggest ever stadium gig.
FANS GIVE GIG THE EDGE.
New York University closes down for U2 gig.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles