Bob Geldof: ‘He wants to give the world a hug. I want to punch its lights out’

Angus Macqueen

When the two singers joined forces for a charity concert, they thrust global inequality into the spotlight. Forty years on, the pair discuss the legacy of Live Aid

‘He has a rage in him that has made him, I think, the greatest conversationalist I’ve ever met. He’s turned expletives into poetry around our kitchen table. I don’t believe any of my activism would have happened without his inspiration.” So says Bono about Bob Geldof.

“He wants to give the world a great big hug, and I want to punch its lights out.” So says Bob Geldof about Bono.

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Bob Geldof: ‘He wants to give the world a hug. I want to punch its lights out’

When the two singers joined forces for a charity concert, they thrust global inequality into the spotlight. ﻿Forty years on, the pair discuss the legacy of Live Aid

More on this topic

When the two singers joined forces for a charity concert, they thrust global inequality into the spotlight. Forty years on, the pair discuss the legacy of Live Aid