BIOGRAPHY:BONO

"For more than three decades, he has been the dynamic lead singer of one of the biggest and most successful bands of all time. Yetplaying music is only one way Bono has achieved a lasting impact on the world. Born in Dublin in 1960, Paul David Hewson was a bright and thoughtful kid whose free spirit and rebellious tendencies did not always open doors. Then, in 1976, he answered an ad posted on a bulletin board at his school, asking for anyone who was interested in forming a band. U2 was the result. In this powerful profile, discover how while fronting for one of the most celebrated bands in history, Bono is equally renowned for the wide reach of his charitable work, including third world debt relief and, through his Product Red initiative, the fight against AIDS and other diseases afflicting the poverty stricken."