October 6, 2004

Bono on the Grand Madness (1)

(Filed under: Relationships)

"I just think people loving each other is a kind of miracle. And I think it's against all odds and I think everything in the world conspires against that, from just the humdrum of paying the bills to desire ­ 'cuz sex has been elevated to the ultimate commodity, the one that you can't live without ­ and I'm just amazed when I meet people like that. And this doesn't come from any disappointment myself, I just think it's a remarkable thing to see, and I don't think we should accept it as normal. It's like when you see people getting married because it's that time and you just kind of think, 'Oh no!' Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously. The reason why there's operas and novels and pop tunes written about love is because it's such an extraordinary thing, not because it's commonplace, and yet that's what you're told, you grow up with this idea that it's the norm."

-Bono, lead singer for U2, who release their latest album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, on November 23, 2004. (Source: Hot Press, December 3, 2000, via Macphisto.net)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:32 AM

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Posted by: Neal at October 8, 2004 9:43 PM