@elefou he nicked from Kraftwerk, Bowie, the Stones, and loads of others. he doesn't hide the fact. the character The Fly is supposed to be an identikit rock star, part Elvis circa the '68 Comeback Special, Lou Reed (the glasses), Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger, Bowie (alter egos, costume changes), and a few more obscure artists are featured in that composite, such as Phil Ochs. check out U2 At The End Of The World, by Bill Flanagan. it renewed my appreciation of what these guys are up to. cheers.
Its very wrong that The Dopplegangers U2's own Offical lookalike Tribute band weren't mentioned or remembered in any way at all in the recent U2 history of book by Neil McCormick "U2 by U2" because quite simply they should have been! as Bono himself named the group "The Dopplegangers" and it was him who said on national TV (the video above) how proud he and U2 were of The Dopplegangers!
i didn't know they had an official tribute band
jpjames1 2 years ago
are'nt they like taking the piss out of the media or something or are they just being cool for no reason
u2forinterpol 2 years ago
that was Kenny Live November 1992
knownpleasures 2 years ago
my dad was in the dopplegangers verion 2 as the drummer. no joke
Jack4Hyland94 2 years ago
Dear Bono,you've nicked the idea from Kraftwerk lol
elefou 3 years ago
@elefou he nicked from Kraftwerk, Bowie, the Stones, and loads of others. he doesn't hide the fact. the character The Fly is supposed to be an identikit rock star, part Elvis circa the '68 Comeback Special, Lou Reed (the glasses), Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger, Bowie (alter egos, costume changes), and a few more obscure artists are featured in that composite, such as Phil Ochs. check out U2 At The End Of The World, by Bill Flanagan. it renewed my appreciation of what these guys are up to. cheers.
argoninja2112 1 year ago
Bono looks so cool a little chubbier. He's awesome anyways lol :P
IheartBono 4 years ago 4
any chance of getting the rest of this interview??
dennisahern 4 years ago 2
cool , he said original of the species. Title to a single track on How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
franckdatank 4 years ago 9
It's like he planned everything that would happen from then, lol.
OH SHI-
BoboDoboRobo 2 years ago
yup I noticed that as well :o) very cool
ColorsBright 2 years ago
awesome
tafxkz 4 years ago
Its very wrong that The Dopplegangers U2's own Offical lookalike Tribute band weren't mentioned or remembered in any way at all in the recent U2 history of book by Neil McCormick "U2 by U2" because quite simply they should have been! as Bono himself named the group "The Dopplegangers" and it was him who said on national TV (the video above) how proud he and U2 were of The Dopplegangers!
birdland1 5 years ago