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The amount of brotherhood that goes into forming a band wasn\u2019t lost on Bono<\/a>. <\/p>\n He may have found salvation through singing his heart out onstage, but half the reason why U2 is still beloved to this day is because of how well every band member works off each other. And even if they have their ups and downs and disagree on which direction they should go in from one album to the next, Bono could always appreciate it when he saw that one of his bandmates was willing to lay down his life for him whenever they played onstage.<\/p>\n Then again, rock and roll was never meant to be an occupation that you risk your life for. There are many artists who have found themselves in hot water over the years, but some of the greatest musicians of all time can be fairly laid-back once they get over their years of partying. And since the Irish legends always looked out for each other, there was no way that any of them were going to find themselves losing the plot onstage after having a little too much to drink or sticking something up their nose.<\/p>\n But if there\u2019s one thing that was dangerous to U2, it was Bono\u2019s mouth. His speeches in between songs whenever they played live were bound to be a turn-off for some people, but that didn\u2019t really matter to him. He saw it as his duty to use his platform for good, and while he is one of the most rambling frontmen of all time this side of Bruce Springsteen, there were bound to be a lot more enemies that he made when he started to work his own political ideologies into his music.<\/p>\n Everyone can get their feelings hurt whenever someone talks about religion or politics, and since Bono was fluent in both, things were going to take a dark turn in the post-War<\/a> era. They weren\u2019t willing to hold back from speaking their mind, and while the idea of the song \u2018Pride\u2019 being controversial feels incredibly stupid today, Bono remembered getting more than a few threats when the band played to make Martin Luther King Jr\u2019s birthday a national holiday in the US.<\/p>\n You have to remember that that kind of racism doesn\u2019t go away overnight, and while there were many people campaigning for the civil rights legend to become a historical figure, some citizens in the American South weren\u2019t nearly as happy. A lot of people would have rather seen Bono\u2019s head on a stick than watch him campaign for King, but even in the face of imminent danger, Bono was thankful to have someone like Adam Clayton on his side when they played their benefit shows.<\/p>\n