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A List of All of Bono’s Crank Phone Calls

Back on the Zoo-TV tour and when cell phone technology was still young, Bono liked to make some kind of crank phone call from the stage during every performance. He called taxi companies, political figures, royalty, the Pope, Salmon Rushdie, Madonna and even ordered pizza for the stadium.  It was actually kinda fun.

U2 - Bono (MacPhisto)

Larry points us to this site which documents every single one of those prank calls, complete with a bunch of transcripts and even MP3s of the actual calls.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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