OL5759687W Page_number_confidence 92.22 Pages 398 Ppi 300 Republisher_date 20191206195454 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 643 Scandate 20191129084604 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780743482486 Sent_to_scribe Tts_version 3. “If you want your life back, you'll have to kill me.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:44:06 Associated-names McCormick, Neil, 1961- I was Bono's doppelgänger Boxid IA1717714 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier “The problem with knowing you is that you've done everything I ever wanted to,” Neil once complained to his famous friend. But sometimes it is life's losers who have the most interesting tales to tell.įeaturing guest appearances by the Pope, Bob Dylan, and a galaxy of stars, Killing Bono offers an extremely funny, startlingly candid, and strangely moving account of a life lived in the shadows of superstardom. Bad drugs, weird sex, bizarre haircuts: Neil experienced it all in his elusive quest for fame. As Bono and his band U2 ascended to global superstardom, his school friend Neil scorched a burning path in quite the opposite direction. Killing Bono is a story of divergent lives. Killing Bono is a story of divergent lives. The boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own.

The boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own. There was only one thing he hadn't counted on. He had it all worked out: the albums, the concerts, the quest for world peace. It was his destiny to be a veritable Rock God. Neil wanted to be a famous rock star too.

The British publication is sold as I WAS BONO'S DOPPELGANGER and, though I like the drama of the American title, the British title might describe the book better.

But as a young punk in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick's ambitions went way beyond mere pop stardom. Neil McCormick went to high school with Bono and the rest of U2 in good ole' Dublin. Longtime friend and reporter, Neil McCormick, reveals childhood and present day stories about Bono and his band, U2.Įveryone wants to be famous.

I was bono's doppelganger