And yet he also says that he’s never found a church he could call home, and “that what the human spirit longs for may not be corralled by any sect or denomination.” In some book passages he sounds like an evangelical Christian, displaying a deep familiarity with scripture and a reverence for Christ. Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesĮven his faith connects religious elements that don’t normally intersect. But Bono forges close friendships and alliances with world leaders and politicians with whom he has fundamental disagreements.īono, far left, meets with Pope Francis and other leaders at an event on May 19, 2022, in Vatican City. It’s a refreshing contrast to the way many Americans today view faith and politics.Ī growing number of Americans have joined what one commentator called the Fractured States of America: They only befriend people who share their political and religious beliefs.
All those facets are covered in an entertaining and occasionally hilarious 500-page book that vividly recounts passages from Bono’s life that he only hints at in his songs.īono’s book, though, is more than a rock star’s memoir. Born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland, Bono is a global rock star, an activist and an entrepreneur who is currently touring the US to promote his memoir. Some of this description could apply to Bono as well. “For all his deep faith and conviction, he could never be the pious type, and maybe that’s why so many are drawn to him,” Bono writes about the lunch in his new memoir, “ Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.” “Johnny didn’t sing to the damned he sang with the damned, and sometimes you sensed he might prefer their company.”
Cash, who had struggled with addiction to alcohol and barbiturates, was a devout Christian.Īs Bono sat at the kitchen table, he listened as Cash delivered “the most poetic grace I’ve ever heard.” Then Cash, “smiling under his breath, as if June couldn’t hear or see,” ended his grace with, “Sure miss the drugs, though.” While Bono was touring the US following the release of U2’s fifth studio album, he stopped by the Nashville home of country music icon Johnny Cash, who along with his wife June had invited him for lunch.Ĭash was a popular performer in Bono’s native Ireland, and the two singers had already formed a friendship, bonding over music and their shared faith.
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