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Awards
Bono made a commander by the French
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 18 July 2013
Bono was given France’s highest cultural honour on Tuesday night for his many contributions to the arts, charitable causes, and the continued growth of Bono’s ego. Which means the U2 frontman is now a Commander Of Arts And Letters amongst the French people. Which I’m sure will thrill all of our French readers out there.
The country’s Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti addressed the singer thus: “Beyond notes and beyond words, you committed yourself and dedicated your fame and career to wage some of the greatest wars of our time. Not for charity’s sake but in the name of justice”.
Meanwhile Bono, who has a home near Nice in Southern France, remarked: “It is unspeakably special to receive an award from France for being an artist”.
