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With U2 coming to Raymond James Stadium on Friday, we want to understand Bono, the band's charismatic, egocentric, mad-Irishman singer. Really, we do. But sadly, he turned us down for an interview. (Wanker!) So we turned to the next best thing: His lookalikes. Here, we ask six “Bonos” from U2 tribute bands across the country for insight on what makes Bono ... Bono.
Billy Bunting, 45, Denver
Band: Under a Blood Red Sky
On being Bono: It all depends on the era. “I’ve sunk myself into all stages of their career to try to get a grasp on everything that he evolved into. When I clip on that mullet for the early stages, it’s a rebel-song thing: 'Save the world, stop the war!’ And then on the Zoo TV tour, as the Fly, he’s as Hollywood as you can get. It’s given me liberties to be a lot more extreme when I get into that suit. And people respond that way. It gives me license to be a little more over the top.” http://blogs.tampabay.com/tbt/2009/10/even-better-than-the-real-thing-six-bonos-discuss-the-art-of-being-bono.html |