1) "With or Without You" is about the pain of love. What song reminds you of an old romance? Is it about the joy of love or the pain?
A. I don't have a song that reminds me of an old romance. I've been married for 42 years so I just have this old fellow to love on. We never really had a song, either, to be honest.
2) U2 lead singer Bono has admitted that, when the group recorded this song in the 1980s, he was wrestling with his real-life commitment issues. He was trying to resolve the responsibilities of being a husband with the demands of his career. He worked it through, and decades later both his marriage and his career are still going strong. Do you feel you have been more successful in your personal or professional relationships?
2) U2 lead singer Bono has admitted that, when the group recorded this song in the 1980s, he was wrestling with his real-life commitment issues. He was trying to resolve the responsibilities of being a husband with the demands of his career. He worked it through, and decades later both his marriage and his career are still going strong. Do you feel you have been more successful in your personal or professional relationships?
A. I would consider that to be about equal.
3) Bono credits his wife Ali with helping him through a tough period of writer's block, saying she put the pen in his hand each morning. What time of day finds you the most energized, productive or creative?
3) Bono credits his wife Ali with helping him through a tough period of writer's block, saying she put the pen in his hand each morning. What time of day finds you the most energized, productive or creative?
A. I seem to do my best work between 11 a.m. and 2 pm.
4) Bono likes to pedal around town when he's not onstage. What do you do for exercise?
4) Bono likes to pedal around town when he's not onstage. What do you do for exercise?
A. I walk on a treadmill.
5) Bono is U2's lead singer, backed by three very talented bandmates: The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., and Adam Clayton. Bruce Springsteen is a big fan of U2's concert performances. If Saturday 9 were to bestow upon you a free ticket to any see any band or performer live, who would you choose?
5) Bono is U2's lead singer, backed by three very talented bandmates: The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., and Adam Clayton. Bruce Springsteen is a big fan of U2's concert performances. If Saturday 9 were to bestow upon you a free ticket to any see any band or performer live, who would you choose?
A. The Eagles but before Glenn Fry passed away.
6) U2 got together 50 years ago, when they were school boys in Dublin. Have you ever visited Ireland? If not, would you like to go?
6) U2 got together 50 years ago, when they were school boys in Dublin. Have you ever visited Ireland? If not, would you like to go?
A. I have not visited Ireland. I would like to go.
7) In 1987, the year this song was popular, Cher won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her most famous line was, "Snap out of it!" Without looking it up, can you name the movie that made her an Oscar winner?
7) In 1987, the year this song was popular, Cher won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her most famous line was, "Snap out of it!" Without looking it up, can you name the movie that made her an Oscar winner?
A. I have absolutely no idea. I don't know that I've ever watched a movie with Cher in it.
8) Also in 1987, the first Starbucks opened. What's your standard Starbucks order?
A. I have never ordered anything from Starbucks.
9) Random question – Which self-help book would you be more likely to pick up, the one designed to improve your body or your mind?
9) Random question – Which self-help book would you be more likely to pick up, the one designed to improve your body or your mind?
A. The one designed to improve your mind.
*We are having my father's internment today, since the ice has finally melted. I may not get around to visiting other blogs right away.*
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