Comments on: Bono thinks he’s Jack Kerouac

By: John

John — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:11:49 +0000

That’s ok. Jack Kerouac was an idiot too. I read his bio. He failed basic college chemistry and he failed the navy flight school entrance exam. Then he tried to get a job as a mechanic but ended up pumping gas when they realized he knew nothing about cars. Later in life he lived off his mom because he couldn’t get a high paying job (because he didn’t know anything). Then he drank himself to death. Real impressive.

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By: janey

janey — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:31:08 +0000

It seemed quite artful until he decided to exploit the lovely noun that is whiskey.

“whiskeyed” ?

Neologisms are great but as a linuistics student, I’m embarrassed.

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By: Ter

Ter — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:34:15 +0000

I have never liked this man, “pretentious” comes to mind every time he pops up on my radar. I’ve tried, really I have, but make him go away. His band is o.k., but make HIM go away.

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By: JaundiceMachine

JaundiceMachine — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:43:33 +0000

I think I’d like it better if I wasn’t predisposed to the fact that Bono wrote it.

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By: morgs

morgs — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:12:43 +0000

I’m with RReedy!

Maybe they could open their own “exclusive” resort that caters to people who need (in my opinion) to leave the face of the earth for a few weeks. Angie Jo and Bradley can join him there.

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By: heima

heima — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:27:16 +0000

@Ned, are you Ali’s (Bono’s wife) best friend? How can you assert that Bono hurts he’s wife of 25 – TWENTYFIVE – years? And she looks very smart for being someone who suffers in silence for her man’s stupidity…
I agree that sometimes – most times – Bono acts like a jerk, but he is one of the most influent people and he uses his status to help Africa, he uses his own money too and urges important politcs. He doesn’t sell his children picture for charity, he speaks with his own beautiful voice…

(sorry for my mis-spelling, English is not my first language)

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By: geronimo

geronimo — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:28:44 +0000

I’m sure there was some Kerouac in there too. And Bono owes you.

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By: Kaiser

Kaiser — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:02:12 +0000

I said “Jack Kerouac” because it seemed more influenced by that Beat generation 1950s “It’s all about jazz and art and being deep and heavy and you just don’t get it because you’re a tool of the oppressor MAN” crap.

And the way I edited the column actually made Bono seem more coherent, so I apologize. I wish someone at the NYT had done what I did.

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By: barneslr

barneslr — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:16:00 +0000

What a pretentious egomaniac. What utter dreck.

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By: RReedy

RReedy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:05:12 +0000

Bono is a poser…an idiot who loves to hear himself pontificate. I would like to see him MOVE to Africa and take a few of his cohorts with him.

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