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Lennon spawned a generation of shallow, insipid lead singers who feel that stating moronic, generalist statements like "All you need is love" and "Give peace a chance" is somehow "political" (Bono, anyone?).
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U2 lead singer Bono and U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill will travel to Africa later this year on a development mission. "I can assure you that O'Neill will be coming back with more than a souvenir spear," Bono told a news briefing. Bono also said that he has gotten assurance from Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien that Africa will be "center stage" at theupcoming G-8 conference."
Credit where credit is due - he is doing more than being just a singer at least.