[kj] OT: AC/DC's Brian Johnson slams Bono / Geldof

[Brendan]

He was in NZ few years back, to castigate us for not giving more (got the
figures totally wrong and can fuck off anyway) and go on about the world's
shittest band, his.



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> Didn't Geldof charge a few hundred grand to talk about world poverty in

> Australia (Sydney?), a couple of years back?

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> I think he requested the penthouse suite, too...

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> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:50:13 -0600

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: AC/DC's Brian Johnson slams Bono / Geldof

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> Johnson: What an idiot

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> I don’t like or get, sabbs, geldof or bono either and they should spend a

> bunch of their own money, which they may I don’t know – but in a world of

> such greed - doing work to help others is not something that one could be

> critical of.

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> Take a flying fuck johnson

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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> On Behalf Of Brendan Quinn

> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:27 AM

> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

> Subject: [kj] OT: AC/DC's Brian Johnson slams Bono / Geldof

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> http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26669912-5012980,00.html

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> "When I was a working man I didn't want to go to a concert for some

> bastard to talk down to me that I should be thinking of some kid in

> Africa. I'm sorry mate, do it yourself, spend some of your own money and

> get it done. It just makes me angry. I become all tyrannical.

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> "It makes me mad when people try to use politics or charity for publicity.

> Do a charity gig fair enough, but not on worldwide television. Make it

> seemly, but that's how I feel. I feel U2 are a bit like a Saab – you know

> they're good but you just don't get it."

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