Now we know why that next U2 album really got pushed back until next year. It's not because the band has so much material that they can't get it all down on tape. It's because Bono has taken on yet another job: columnist for The New York Times.
Apparently, the only rock star who has Congress' ear will be writing between six and 10 op-ed pieces for the Times over the next year. According to New York magazine's Web site, Times editorial-page editor Andrew Rosenthal told a group of Columbia University Journalism School students that he recruited the renowned humanitarian to write about music (for no pay). On the other hand, the Times article announcing their new columnist said he'd be "covering a range of subjects."
At Columbia, Rosenthal also said he was thinking about asking Queen guitarist Brian May to write a few pieces for the paper as well. Read More...