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Tribute to his mother
- Lead singer Bono wrote the lyrics to "I Will Follow" in tribute to his mother, who died when he was 14 years old.
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Jan 3, 2024 · Bono has said that he wrote “I Will Follow” from his mother’s perspective, and that the song’s refrain, If you walk away, walk away / I’ll walk away, walk away / I will follow, is a statement...
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Bono's lyric was inspired by his mother, who died in 1974 when he was 14. Bono calls it "a song about unconditional love." The love he refers to is between a mother and a child, how no matter what the child does, the mother will still love him.
"I Will Follow" is a song by rock band U2. It is the opening track from their debut album, Boy, and it was released as the album's second single in October 1980. Lead singer Bono wrote the lyrics to "I Will Follow" in tribute to his mother, who died when he was 14 years old.
Oct 22, 2022 · Exclusive Interview. In an exclusive interview about his upcoming memoir, the U2 frontman talks about the loss of his mother, his long marriage to Ali, the brother he didn’t know he had, and U2′s...
Oct 31, 2022 · Can he die to self, or has his permanent tendency toward self-seriousness and pomposity become too great? If the guy is so concerned with his soul, why did he spend so much time writing about...
Bono is a genius at writing ambiguous lyrics, allowing listeners to decide what each song means to them. Read on to take a musical journey with the band that Time magazine once named "Rock's Hottest Ticket." . Contents. I Will Follow (1980) Out of Control (1980) Gloria (1981) Tomorrow (1981) Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983) New Year's Day (1983)
The interviewer then asked Bono if this song was about his mother and he agreed, but said that it could also be about God: I didn’t really write lyrics in the beginning. There was just...
