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Bono Vox of U2

New Musical Express, June 13, 1981

RECORDS
 
Better Scream -- Wah! Heat
In the Grey Light -- Virgin Prunes
Theme from "Midnight Express"
Theme from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Ol' Blue Eyes -- Frank Sinatra
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) -- John Lennon (my first single)
Hello Huray -- Alice Cooper (my second single)
Alternative Ulster -- Stiff Little Fingers
Faithful Departed -- Radiators From Space
The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle -- Bruce Springsteen
 
FILMS
 
The Tin Drum
If
Alfie
Lord Of The Flies
The Graduate
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Kim Novak (favorite movie person)
 
READING MATTER
 
The Bible
Lord of the Flies -- William Golding
The Rise And Fall Of Western Civilization And Thought -- Francis Schaeffer
Five Go On An Adventure -- Enid Blyton
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest -- Ken Kesey
Smash Hits
Hot Press
Jetlag (US magazine)
TV
Hawaii Five-O
Hall's Pictorial Weekly (Irish programme)
The Sky At Night
Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
Bamber Gascoigne (favourite TV person)
 
FOOD AND EATING PLACES
 
Cornflakes
Eating smarties with a spoon
Stewart's in Dublin
Poons Chinese Restaurant in Soho
 
FAVOURITE PERSON
 
My girlfriend Alison

 

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