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I'm too famous for Nobel Peace Prize; ..SAYS THE EVER MODEST BONO.(News)

Article from:
The Mirror (London, England)
Article date:
January 5, 2009

Byline: BY MICHAEL SHARKEY

THIRD World crusader Bono has insisted he will never win the Nobel
Peace Prize - because he's too famous.

The U2 frontman is believed to have been nominated three times for the
award for his campaigning on Africa.

But he claimed: "I think you only know of being nominated if you get
it. But I will never get that.

"I think in general they give it to people whose names are not known.
Or if they give it to somebody who's very well-known, it's because
they're making a particular point that year.

"I think they've made the Africa point a couple of times, the
inequality point."

But Dubliner Bono, 48, argued even being nominated had helped open
doors for him.

He said: "The recognition really helps me when I'm getting meetings
with people who don't want to give me meetings."

The rocker also admitted he was proud to have been given a special
award last month by the Nobel Peace laureates.

However, he told Q magazine: "I think some of the things we've talked
about make it impossible for me to win the Nobel. I'm too
inconsistent. I can't make the case that I've given up my life to
serve the world's poor."

Asked if he was surprised to receive an honorary knighthood in 2007,
Bono confessed: "I've had the most easy ride for an Irish person
dealing with the British government.

"Like Tony Blair said, 'Do you want to come round one evening and just
talk?' "So I went round and we were just sitting there, the two of us,
talking about everything - religion, music. And, of course, I'm
drinking. He doesn't drink very much.

"So I may not have noticed exactly but time did move on and after a
few hours, he's like, 'OK, it's midnight, I've got to make a phone
call, would you let yourself out?' "This is up the top floor of their
apartment. So I'm like wandering on my own through Number 10. You
think to yourself, 'Wow, how far have things come that you can have an
Irish rock star wandering through Number 10 after a few drinks?' Years
ago that was just preposterous.<WBR>"

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