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Happy 65th Birthday, Bono!

by Mac Wilson

May 10, 2025

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U2 during a photo shoot for their 1981 album, "October"; L to R: Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono, Edge.
U2 during a photo shoot for their 1981 album, "October"; L to R: Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono, Edge. Ian Finlay / Island Records

Wake up and put your party hat on this Saturday morning because it's Bono's 65th birthday. Celebrate with songs and stories from U2's early albums where Bono's influential and impactful career started. And look back on this week in music history. In 1977, the Sex Pistols were in the thick of record label drama, and Peter Gabriel released 'So.' 

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Rotten Singing
Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols in 1976.
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Peter Gabriel So album
Peter Gabriel released his first commercially successful album Today in Music History.
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