- Title: USA: ROCK STAR BONO'S FIRST ART AUCTION RAISES $386,000 FOR CHARITY.
- Date: 22nd November 2003
- Summary: (U3)NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 21, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK 2. BONO ARRIVING 3. CROWD 4. BONO POSING FOR PRESS 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BONO TALKING ABOUT HIS FATHER: "He really didn't like me being in a band at first. When I was a kid, he really didn't encourage us with music. So this, "Peter & The Wolf" is about teaching kids music. So I got to work out a few of those things about my old man through this, and I did it with my kids." 6. CROWD GATHERED AT CHRISTIE'S 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BONO SAYING: "I'm as bemused and I fully understand projectile vomit. Believe me I feel the same. But here I am. Somebody talked me into doing this and I said yes. I'm the man who can't say no, really." (U3)NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 20, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 8. VARIOUS OF BONO'S PAINTINGS (U3)NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 21, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 9. INSIDE CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE 10. MUSIC STAR, MOBY AT AUCTION 11. BONO TALKING TO BIDDERS 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BONO SAYING: "My name is Bono, and I'm a rock star. And where would we be without rock stars and their delusions of grandeur." 13. AUDIENCE LISTENING TO BONO 14. VARIOUS OF AUCTION 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BONO'S MANAGER PAUL MCGUINNESS WHO PAID $20,000 FOR A PAINTING, SAYING: "He's a renaissance man. He can do anything. Save the world, paint a picture, make a record, perform a concert. He's wonderful." 16. VARIOUS OF AUCTION 17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CIARAN OGAORA WHO PAID $20,000 FOR A PAINTING SAYING: "I think so, I think it's something that will hold its value. And that particular painting I particularly liked. I'm glad to have got it. I think I got it at a good price." 18. FINAL BID Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Story Text: Bono's first art auction raises $368,000 for charity.
Known as the rock star with a heart, Bono raised
$368,000 for charity on Friday night (November 21) with the
auction of several of his paintings. Held at New York
City's Christie's auction house, the sale put 16 of Bono's
works on the block, with funds going to the Irish Hospice
Foundation.
The paintings, all black and white on paper, depict the
story of Sergei Prokofiev's classic "Peter & The Wolf."
Bono's contemporary view of the characters is obvious in
his work, and the pictures will be a part of a new book and
music set to reintroduce the classic to a new generation.
Bono said that the inspiration for his art came from
his family, especially his father. He said, "He really
didn't like me being in a band at first. When I was a kid,
he really didn't encourage us with music. So this, "Peter &
The Wolf" is about teaching kids music. So I got to work
out a few of those things about my old man through this,
and I did it with my kids."
The auction pulled a huge crowd to Christie's, a crowd
that included other music notables like Moby, who came to
watch the event. Bono got the auction underway as he joked
about the idea of the rock star that thinks he can do
everything. He said, "My name is Bono, and I'm a rock star.
And where would we be without rock stars and their
delusions of grandeur."
Bidding on the 16 lots was heavy and competitive, as
everyone wanted a bit of Bono. Sales ranged from $13,000 to
$60,000 - the highest price paid for a picture of the title
character "Peter", portrayed as a young Bono. Bono's own
manager, Paul McGuinness, paid $20,000 for a painting of
the wolf entitled, "Study of Wolf II." McGuinness said
about Bono, "He's a renaissance man. He can do anything.
Save the world, paint a picture, make a record, perform a
concert. He's wonderful."
Another fan of Bono, Ciaran Ogaora, also bid the
highest for the final lot auctioned, "Study of Wolf IV," at
$20,000. Ogaora thought it was a good deal for an original
Bono. He said, "I think so, I think it's something that
will hold its value. And that particular painting I
particularly liked. I'm glad to have got it. I think I got
it at a good price."
The $368,000 earned for Bono's paintings, as well as
profits from the book set, will go to the Irish Hospice
Foundation which promotes the hospice philosophy and
supports the development of palliative care for the
seriously ill.
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