Geldof bored with 'Mr Africa' tag

Bob Geldof is bored with visiting Africa and being called upon to raise money whenever the troubled continent faces a crisis - he would much rather be associated with his music.

Geldof bored with 'Mr Africa' tag

Bob Geldof is bored with visiting Africa and being called upon to raise money whenever the troubled continent faces a crisis - he would much rather be associated with his music.

The Band Aid campaigner confesses he wouldn't have worked so hard on charitable causes if he had been more successful as a solo artist after The Boomtown Rats split, but he accepts the responsibility he has to the developing world.

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