Carrie
12-04-2004, 10:46 AM
BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4068573.stm)
4 December, 2004
Rock singer Bono has pledged to spend the rest of his life trying to help the impoverished around the world.
The U2 frontman told BBC One's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross he wanted the current generation to be "remembered for something other than the internet".
It should be "the first generation to eradicate extreme poverty", he said.
"I want to spend the rest of my life doing that." His bandmates complained but supported his causes he said, adding it still felt great to be in U2.
Full Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4068573.stm)
4 December, 2004
Rock singer Bono has pledged to spend the rest of his life trying to help the impoverished around the world.
The U2 frontman told BBC One's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross he wanted the current generation to be "remembered for something other than the internet".
It should be "the first generation to eradicate extreme poverty", he said.
"I want to spend the rest of my life doing that." His bandmates complained but supported his causes he said, adding it still felt great to be in U2.
Full Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4068573.stm)