U2

Award won Role or nomination

1. 2008

   CreditU2 3Dcomposer

• MPMark Pellington1 title
• BOBono1 title
• COCatherine Owens1 title
• TEThe Edge1 title
• ACAdam Clayton1 title

• Influenced by

  • DBDavid Bowie
  • TWThe Who
  • BDBob Dylan
  • VMVan Morrison
  • TBThe Beatles
  • PFPink Floyd
  • PSPatti Smith
  • TSThe Rolling Stones
  • SPSex Pistols
  • TUThe Velvet Underground

Nothing recorded for: Spouse, Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Studied under, Taught.

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• When Aung San Suu Kyi was released, we punched the air. <br /> When she came to Dublin to thank Ireland and Amnesty International, we Irish could not have been more proud. <br /> When her party the NLD won a landslide in the elections and she stood her ground to become de-facto head of the country, an impossible journey seemed to be reaching its destination. We wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but instead held our breath. She had built her reputation on her refusal to compromise her beliefs (as well as on the personal sacrifice that entailed), but forming a government requires a certain amount of pragmatism. We feared the military's brutality would be quick to show itself again if she overstepped the mark, and while hopeful for progress, we wondered if we would find ourselves once again campaigning for her release. <br /> But what has happened this year, and in particular these past months – this, we never imagined. <br /> Who could have predicted that if more than 600,000 people we

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• The brave people of Ukraine are fighting for their freedom — and for ours — in the face of unspeakable violence and an unjust invasion. More than 4 million people, mostly women and children, have had to flee for their lives — a population nearly the size of Ireland. World leaders must stand up and stand by Ukranians now ... those who are fighting and those who have fled ... and stand with refugees everywhere who have been forced from their homes and their lands.<br/> #StandUpForUkraine

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