Bono – From U2, Is One of My Heroes
One of my favorite all time bands… Is U2. I learned how to play guitar, practicing to the songs off the Joshua Tree album.
I watched a video, where Bill Hybels, from Willow Creek Church interviews Bono and his take on Faith, Jesus, Charity and Celebrity.
What was a really interesting part of the video is where Bono talked about Celebrity.
If you were a celebrity, would you use it for more fame and more fortune or would you use it for the good of mankind and to spread Good News to the poor?
Bono said… “What are you going to with this thing called celebrity? Why would a film star, rock star, sports star be more important than a fireman, nurse or a mother? It’s actually ridiculous… it upsets the God order of things. But it’s currency. And I decided I am going to spend mine.”
Celebrity is like Currency – powerful.
In the context of the video, Bono is talking about his faith, his views on Jesus as the savior of the world and his response to the poor and how he looks at his celebrity as the currency he can spend to do the work of helping the poor in this world.
If you get a chance to pick up the willow video, and are a fan, you’ll be blown away, it’s on Willows Leadership Summit 2006 series and is a nice piece.Â
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