

But sometimes it is life' s losers who have the most interesting tales to tell. Bad drugs, weird sex, bizarre haircuts: Neil experienced it all in his elusive quest for fame. As Bono and his band U2 ascended to global superstardom, his school friend Neil scorched a burning path in quite the opposite direction. 'Killing Bono' is a story of divergent lives.

The boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own. There was only one thing he hadn' t counted on. He had it all worked out: the albums, the concerts, the quest for world peace. It was his destiny to be a veritable Rock God. But as a young punk in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick' s ambitions went way beyond mere pop stardom. And some have the misfortune to go to school with Bono.
