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Green Musicians – Bob Geldof

Back in the early 80’s, I knew of Bob Geldof for only one reason – he was the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats. The one single I remember from them was “I Don’t Like Mondays,” which Geldof wrote after Brenda Ann Spencer opened fire on an elementary school in San Diego in 1979. Geldof would later organize events that would make him well known around the world. In 1984, Geldof teamed up with Midge Ure of Ultravox to write the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The song was written in reference to the people of Ethiopia who were … Continue reading →

Green Musicians – Sting – Part 1

I’ve done a series on Green Celebrities, mostly concentrating on actors who have been very active in promoting environmental and social issues. But, I haven’t included musicians in that group. Today, I am going to talk about a musician who has served as a tireless activist since the early ‘80s – Sting. As far back as 1980, Sting was socially active. His musical career hadn’t reached its peak yet, but he was singing about world hunger in “Driven to Tears” from the 1980 album Zenyattà Mondatta. Sting performed “Roxanne” and “Message in a Bottle” at 1981’s The Secret Policeman’s Other … Continue reading →

All About ONE

No, I am not talking about the Three Dog Night song or the Purina food, ONE is a organization that aims to fight poverty and disease around the world, but particularly in Africa. Africa is a place hit hard by disease, especially diseases that could easily be prevented. ONE began in 2002 when Bono of U2, Sir Bob Geldof, Bobby Shriver, Jamie Drummond, and Lucy Matthew founded DATA (debt, AIDS, trade, Africa). This organization was developed to reduce Africa’s debt, help fight its poverty, provide AIDS treatment and prevention for its people, and end unfair trade rules. DATA had offices … Continue reading →