Bono has been a cultural phenomenon for four decades. His band (U2, of course) began as a great post-punk outfit in Ireland, but always had the talent to expand their range. They then became the biggest band in the world in the late 1980s. In fact, U2 itself is something of a supergroup.
But Bono pitched an idea recently to Rolling Stone of creating a supergroup that only has three real musicians, on TV personality, and all he would do is play the tambourine. The funny bit is that some of those elements could come together.
We would all have Donald Trump to thank, too.
Bono gives his thoughts on an imaginary supergroup
See, whether you like him or not, the fact remains that the current leader of the United States is divisive. We aren't going to get into politics here, but the previous is still true. What is also true is that Trump likes to lash out at people whom he thinks disrespect him. He's a name-caller. That is also true.
Maybe you like the name-calling. This is not a judgement on you. It's what you do.
Recently, Bruce Springsteen called the current president's administration "treasonous" during a concert in Manchester, England. Trump responded by calling the Boss "a prune." He also, oddly, implied that Springsteen, Bono, Oprah Winfrey, and Beyoncé might have committed campaign fraud by helping Kamala Harris in her run for president.
Trump won and she lost, but the president doesn't like those whom he sees as being disrespectful. There has been no evidence to support his claim against the four icons, however.
Bono is not even a United States citizen. He is Irish. He would not have voted in the 2024 election. Did Harris play some music by U2 during her rallies? Maybe. Candidates play popular music to help the crowd get energized. Trump played Isaac Hayes' music, and then he was legally ordered to stop.
The assumption is that the Trump campaign did not pay Hayes' family for the music used. Harris almost certainly did not pay any of the four people Trump singled out for being linked to her campaign. The whole thing seems silly.
Which leads us back to Bono. He told Rolling Stone that his being grouped with Springsteen, Oprah, and Beyoncé was an honor. Should there be a supergroup that comes together from Trump's accusation, Bono wouldn't say no. He wouldn't want to be front and center, though.
The U2 vocalist told Jimmy Kimmel, "To be in the company of Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, and Oprah — I’d play tambourine in that band. U2 and I have never been paid or played a show to support any candidate from any party. It has never happened. I know that it’s called Truth Social, it seems to be pretty antisocial, and it’s not very true a lot of the time."