AC/DC SINGER BRIAN JOHNSON IS ANNOYED WITH BONO AND BOB GELDOF . . . FOR ASKING PEOPLE TO BE CHARITABLE
AC/DC singer BRIAN JOHNSON is annoyed with people like BONO and BOB GELDOF because he doesn’t believe celebrities should be so public about their charitable endeavors.
He says, quote, “I do it myself, I don’t tell everybody I’m doing it. I don’t tell everybody they should give money, they can’t afford it.
“When I was a working man I didn’t want to go to a concert for some bastard to talk down to me, [and say] that I should be thinking of some kid in Africa.
“I’m sorry mate, do it yourself, spend some of your own money and get it done. It just makes me angry. I become all tyrannical.”
And this isn’t a new thing. Back in 1985, AC/DC refused to play at Live Aid, a charity festival that Geldof organized to benefit widespread famine in Ethiopia.
Brian says, quote, “Bob Geldof is a canny lad. He did what he thought was right at the time but it didn’t work. The money didn’t go to poor people. It makes me mad when people try to use politics or charity for publicity.
“Do a charity gig, fair enough, but not on worldwide television.”
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February 4th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
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