Tuning in…
Tuning in…
Castaway
1 appearance
Lead singer of U2, one of the most successful acts in music history, and a campaigner for the Drop the Debt campaign.
On the island
Eight records
Every Grain of SandFavourite
This morning I walked to Piccadilly and saw a William Blake quote... I thought, this is the song for me.
Emily Bronte and the Fron Choir
I love choral singing. This is Emily Bronte's version.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
It's a little bleak but there's defiance in it.
The keepsakes
The book
In conversation
Presenter asks
2:07And what about when you're on stage? I mean, you're out there, you're one of the most successful bands of all time. Does that bring extra responsibility?
It's an incredible thing to be in front of a crowd. I think it's a responsibility to be honest. I think it's a responsibility to be yourself.
Presenter asks
10:23You said the house changed after your mother died. It became an all-male household. How did that change things?
I think it made me more independent. I had to grow up fast. I had to look after myself.
Presenter asks
19:36You've been very involved in activism, especially in Africa. How did that start?
It started with a letter. I was asked to help with the debt campaign. And I thought, well, I can do something.
Presenter asks
James Joyce
Ulysses, because it's um a hundred years anniversary is this year. And you know, Ulysses is a story of home.
The luxury
I want to take a guitar if I could. My mother-in-law Joy gave me a cat cut Spanish guitar. ... I can lie down on an island and maybe improve my guitar playing.
Social media now is a big part of activism. What are your thoughts on that?
I think it's a double-edged sword. It can be a force for good, but also for misinformation.
Presenter asks
30:48What would be your anchor on the island?
My family and my faith. That's what anchors me.
Presenter asks
33:15Which one of these eight tracks would you save from the waves?
Every Grain of Sand.
“I think it's a responsibility to be honest. I think it's a responsibility to be yourself.”
“I didn't start out as a singer... I turned the song into a prayer.”
“I think it made me more independent. I had to grow up fast.”
“I think it's a double-edged sword. It can be a force for good, but also for misinformation.”