Bono recently began a writing gig as Op-Eds for the New York Times. I don't if it's because I have a thing for accents or because he's a rough-around-the-edges-rocker with a heart for the oppressed, but I like Bono in a I-want-to-be-his-niece kind of way. So, when he speaks I listen.
Cathleen Falsani who writes and writes the blog The Dude Abides turned me on to Bono's NYT ode to the New Year, where he discusses the duality of music in its interpretations. Put simply, how a song can take on a different meaning depending on the time and place. And, this is also the case for the song's singer.
Having done a duet with Frank Sinatra, Bono explores this concept using Sinatra's song "My Way" - the very song that played at the Irish pub he was recently at which united all in the room when it came over the speakers.
You can read Bono's op-ed HERE. And you can listen to him read it there as well, which I, of course, think is even better!
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