Michka Assayas is a French author, music journalist, and radio presenter. He is recognized in France for his insightful rock reviews and the significant Dictionnaire du rock, alongside his engaging radio show on France Inter.
A portrait of the Grammy Award-winning lead singer of U2 discusses how his life and achievements defy rock-star clichés, describing his transformation from a post-punk band singer to one of the industry's most famous figures, his long-time marriage to his childhood sweetheart, and his work as a spokesperson for Third-World issues.
The closest you?re going to get to a Bono biography. Music journalist Michka Assays met Bono in London in 1980 and was one of the first journalists to champion U2 outside Ireland and the UK. He has spent two years putting this book together with Bono, interviewing the global star at his home in Dublin, as well as in Paris, Bologna and the French Riviera. The book is basically an ongoing dialogue between two friends and a unique insight into what makes the U2 frontman's brain tick.
Over the past twenty five years Bono, and his band U2, have sold a staggering 130 million albums and collected 14 Grammys. Their success has made Bono one of the most recognisable faces in the world.
En 2009, un homme réalise qu'il ne peut pas obtenir de passeport français, car il ne peut prouver la nationalité de ses parents nés à l'étranger. Cette situation le pousse à explorer son histoire familiale.