Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Is that Dr. Paul Hewson or Dr. Bono?
Folks who know me well know that Bono is one person I have enormous respect for. Not just for his part in producing one of the greatest rock n' roll albums of all time -- Achtung Baby -- but also because of what he does outside of the studio. Specifically, the amount of attention he has focussed on the AIDS crisis in Africa has been exceptional. After all, anyone who can get Sen. Jesse Helms to change his mind about Africans dying of AIDS has to be very special. For more on Bono's views on the subject, you can have a look at his Harvard commencement address from a couple of years back.
Anyway, turns out UPenn decided to confer an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Bono. The degree was conferred when he showed up to make the commencement address at Penn. I wonder if this is a first? Was Lennon given an honorary degree by any University? Clapton? Hendrix? Anyone know?
Anyway, turns out UPenn decided to confer an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Bono. The degree was conferred when he showed up to make the commencement address at Penn. I wonder if this is a first? Was Lennon given an honorary degree by any University? Clapton? Hendrix? Anyone know?
