Bono was Knighted Thursday in Dublin. British Ambassador David Reddaway said:
This honorary award recognizes Bono’s extraordinary and inspirational commitment to relieve global poverty and focus international attention on the plight of Africa; the AIDS pandemic, and the third world debt crisis,” Reddaway said. “He has played a key role in persuading governments and international institutions to wipe out much of the burden of international debt owed by third world governments.
Bono is now considered an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. That is a serious title. So, what does the rock star have left to do? Maybe make a voyage to Mars or some other far-off planet. Bono joked:
“I would like to thank Her Majesty’s Ambassador for pinning this award on me in my hometown, and the band for not bursting my balloon,” the crooner said. Then noting the presence of his kids, he joked that his youngest child, John, “thought I was becoming a Jedi.”
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Bono is the man. Did he have to do the sword thing? Damn that’d be rough.