December 20, 2005
'In Marxist terms, Bono is a syndicalist.'
... according to U2 manager Paul McGuinness, quoted in Paul Morley's embarrassing puff piece in the latest Observer Music Monthly. McGuiness's absurd claims are bad enough, but Morley's citing them without subjecting them to merciless derision is frankly unforgivable. Still, Morley's own estimation of Bono - 'he is a face and voice of radical ideas' - indicates his critical faculties are not exactly at their most acute when it comes to U2.
UPDATE:
Philip elaborates, Penman concurs...