Bono's Lifestyle ★ 2020

so Sunday Bloody Sunday the sun's taking on a completely new found meaning on the innocence and experience to her bono is an Irish singer-songwriter musician venture capitalist businessman and philanthropist he is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the band u2 Bono is well known for his activism for social justice causes both through u2 and as an individual he's particularly active in campaigning for Africa for which he co-founded data he done the Wang campaign and product read in pursuit of these causes he has participated in benefit concerts and met with influential politicians and Bono has been praised for its blonde tropic efforts he was granted an honorary knighthood by queen elizabeth ii of the united kingdom for services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work [Music] Sunday Bloody Sunday which is reminding everyone of the injustice the British did to us and then he found out you know that were nonviolent and we were we were taking a very different approach his full name is Paul David Hewson also known as Bono be man the Mirrorball man and bono Vox as of this production he is 59 years old and was born on May 10th 1960 in Dublin Ireland he stands at one point six eight metres tall of five feet six inches bono loves to play golf and he's revealed that the one thing that's non-negotiable in his 35 year marriage is golf bono is married to activist and businesswoman Alison Hewson the couple have four children daughters Jordan one in 1989 and Memphis Eve one in 1991 and sons Elijah Bob Patricia's ugq born in 1999 and John Abraham born in 2001 have me some live show that we thought I'd call him to redwood sky declaring it it's not a rebel song this is not around sandwiches which was crappy Berry's Bono was born in the rotunda Hospital in Dublin on May 10th 1960 he was raised in the Northside suburb of fingers with his brother who was 8 years older than Bono by their mother iris a member of the Church of Ireland and their father Brendan Robert Hewson a Roman Catholic his parents initially agreed that the first child will be raised Anglican and the second Catholic although bono was the second child he also attended Church of Ireland services with his mother and brother on his teenage musical idols were Bob Dylan Leonid : David Bowie and Marc Bolan of t-rex he went to the local primary Glasnevin National School Bonnie's mother died on September 10th after suffering a cerebral aneurysm at her father's funeral many u2 songs including I will follow mofo out-of-control lemon and tomorrow are based on the loss of his mother Bono attended Mount Temple comprehensive school a multi-denominational school in Clontarf during his childhood and adolescence Bono and his friends were part of a surrealist street gang could Lipton village Houston has been known as bono since the late 1970s although he uses bono as his stage name close friends and family also referred to him as bono including fellow band members after he left school his father Bob Houston told him he could live at home for one year but if he was not able to pay his own way he would have to leave the house when he formed his band u2 at the age of 16 in response to an ad on his school's bulletin board beginning under the name feedback the band changed their name to you too in 1977 u2 signed with Island Records in 1980 and went on to become one of the most popular bands in the world releasing 12 albums consisted selling out live venues and winning 22 Grammy Awards Bono has become a well known social activist performing in the Live Aid band aid and live 8 concerts and campaigning for third world debt relief and greater international involvement in Africa's AIDS crisis in 2002 he co-founded the organization data debt aids trade Africa which he followed up with Project red a well known initiative against disease in Africa aside from activism Bono is also an accomplished businessman outside the band he is recorded with numerous artists he is collaborated with YouTube bandmate the edge on several projects including songs from Roy Orbison and Tina Turner the soundtracks to the musical spider-man turn off the dark a London stage adaption of a Clockwork Orange and a refurbishment of the Clarence Hotel in Dublin he's managing director and Managing Partner of a private equity firm Elevation Partners which has invested in several companies it's hard to to imagine what Ireland was like when my mother and father got married my father was a Catholic and mother was a Protestant in 2015 the blogosphere erupted with declarations that u2 frontman bono had joined the billionaire ranks to become the world's richest pop star following a lucrative investment in Facebook though Mark Zuckerberg social media site has helped investors including Sean Parker and Dustin Moskovitz achieve billionaire status Bono is not among them despite reports to the contrary bond whose net worth remains below 10 digits at least for now according to calculations by Forbes not a single billionaire has gained their wealth by working as a musician or actor not did he worth 750 million not dr. Dre where 700 million not Madonna worth 550 million not Beyonce worth 250 million and not bono the erroneous estimates are down to an incorrect attribution of shares first reported by the British tabloid to son and picked up by various outlets including the mirror which states that bono bought 2.3 percent share in the social media network 2009 with the investment group he had co-founded elevation partners yet bono is one of many investors who hold shares through private equity firm elevation partners this means that his personal stake is just a fraction of elevations total stake which counts five managing directors including bottom among its team and divides any returns between those directors and its limited partners elevation partners reportedly invested two hundred and ten million dollars in Facebook over two rounds in 2009 and 2010 purchasing what was believed to be roughly a two percent stake which has since been divided across its funds directors and investors it is not clear whether the stake is still fully or partially held by elevation or if they still own shares at all a luxurious la estate previously owned by Bono is on sale for one hundred and fifteen million dollars according to compass the compound is comprised of three Lots of approximately 10 acres the location which borders the Los Angeles Country Club was handpicked by Holmby Hills developer Arthur let's to be his personal family estate built in 1936 and designed by architect Robert D Farquhar the estate is the largest property in Holmby Hills one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Los Angeles the Italian Renaissance Revival inspired mansion has wood moldings a spiral staircase crystal chandeliers and a marble fireplace the house has nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms and is approximately twelve thousand 201 square feet the house also has an Olympic sized swimming pool and pool house [Music] Bonner also owns a beautiful apartment in the prestigious Sanremo building in Manhattan New York in 1982 it was bought by Steve Jobs and bond who purchased it from him for fifteen million dollars the top floor apartment of the North Tower now a unique duplex has 3,500 square feet of interior space and 1,300 square feet of terraces Steve Jobs reportedly spent years renovating the apartment and enjoyed it for almost two decades before selling it to Bona Bona also has a private villa in France for his summer vacations the luxurious beachfront villa is four stories high and has its own private beach as well as extensive grounds behind the property in Bono's garage you'll find a Maserati Quattroporte and a Tesla Model S Bhanu owns a luxury yacht the tsiyon is a medium-sized 140 foot long yacht formerly known as the Ranallo the slime was built in 1997 and got a major refit the same year Bhanu and his family rented the yacht in 2007 for spending vacation time and later purchased the yacht and repainted it blue from its original white it's been reported that boenish spent an estimated 25 million dollars to decorate his prized possession as per his choice the Scion can cruise a maximum speed of 19 yachts the yachts got six cabins that can accommodate 12 guests constructed with limed oak and mahogany each room is fitted with plasma screens DVD players and satellite TV the other notable amenities featured in the yacht includes an on-deck Jacuzzi swim platform and several watersports toys Boehner also owns a Learjet 60 private jet worth 60 million dollars [Music]

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Published: Sun Apr 19 2020