U2's Bono has slammed illegal music downloading but has admitted that he is "overpaid". The singer claimed that he was taking a stance against file sharing to stand up for musicians less well-off than himself, rather than trying to protect his own considerable wealth. "People think people like me are overpaid and overnourished, and they're not wrong," he told USA Today. "What they're missing is, how does a songwriter get paid "It's not the place for rich rock stars to ask for more money, but ...
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Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) It was a surreal scene: The biggest band in the world on one of the smallest stages in the Boston area, playing for a privileged room full of people whose... more info
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ContactMusic — Irish rocker BONO would love to rerecord some of U2's earlier music - because he hates the fake English accent he adopted while singing.
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NME — U2's Bono has slammed illegal music downloading but has admitted that he is "overpaid". The singer claimed that he was taking a stance against file sharing to stand up f... more info
ContactMusic — U2 rocker BONO has slammed music fans who download songs illegally - insisting laws against the practise will eventually be tightened when movie studios begin to lose ... more info