Bob Geldof was visiting Paris a few days before the confinement, in order to present - surprisingly - the new album of his historic group, The Boomtown Rats. After orchestrating the great charity concerts that we know - Live Aid in 1985 and Live 8 twenty years later -, he pursued an honorable solo career. But, at 68, he wanted to find his childhood friends. "It seemed like the right time ," he explains. Anger and rage continue to fuel this group. You can hear it in Garry's guitar playing (Roberts, editor's note) . ” The Irishman added that he had realized that the members of the group had shared a fairly unhappy childhood, where the concept of family was absent. "I met Simon(Crowe, drummer) at the age of 5. My mother died two years later. Gerry (Cott, guitar) was very dysfunctional too. This reinforced the gang side of this group, and the rage that manifested itself. ”
In the late 1970s, New York spawned
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