Irish singer & songwriter (1960- )
Oh, I don't like the name, U2, actually ... because the history of great rock 'n' roll bands with crap names. I mean, people forget that the Beatles is a really bad pun, you know.... The first name was the Hype, which we soon lived up to. And Feedback was another one, and then a man called Steven Averill, who designs and still designs our album covers, came up with the name U2.
BONO
interview, Larry King Weekend, December 2, 2002
History will judge us on how we respond to the AIDS emergency in Africa ... whether we stood around with watering cans and watched while a whole continent burst into flames ... or not.
BONO
attributed, Lines for Living