Mick Clifford: Uncool or not, Bono is worth listening to

U2 frontman can be a pain in the neck but the world would be a poorer place without him

Bono, The Edge, and Antytila frontman Taras Topolia with Ukrainian serviceman during a performance in a Kyiv subway station on Sunday, May 8. Bono's activism has helped untold numbers rise out of poverty but he's been subjected to a lot of criticism too. Picture: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

The week was shaping up to be another grim one until word dropped about Bono. He’s writing a memoir. The news referenced “U2 frontman Bono” as if there’s more than one Bono and you might get them mixed up.

When I heard the news that a memoir was on the way — it’s going to be called Surrender — the first thing that came into my head was Lola.