Book DescriptionFor the first time ever, Bono--the biggest rock star in the world--tells his life story Bono's career is unlike any other in rock history As the lead singer of U2, Bono has sold 130 million albums, won fourteen Grammys, and played numerous sold-out world tours, but he has also lobbied and worked with world leaders from Bill Clinton огчым and George W Bush to Nelson Mandela on debt relief, AIDS, and other critical global issues He has collaborated with the same musicians for nearly three decades and has been married to his childhood sweetheart since 1982 His life, at all turns, resists the rock star clichés In a series of intimate conversations with his friend Michka Assayas, a music journalist who has been with the band since the very beginning, Bono reflects on his transformation from the extrovert singer of a small Irish post-punk band into one of the most famous individuals in the world; and from an international celebrity to an influential spokesperson for theThird World He speaks candidly about his faith, family, commitment, influences, service, and passion Bono: A Self-Portrait in Conversation is the closest we will come, for now, to a memoir from the iconic frontman of U2.  Recordi2005 г 336 стр ISBN 1573223093.