John Carney's Sing Street is currently taking the world by storm, with star Jack Reynor busy promoting the film Stateside.
Presumably in a kind act to raise awareness for the film, Bono released a statement entitled 'Sing Street' last night on U2's official website, along with some snippets of reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone, Empire, Variety and the film's trailer.
Talking about the film (in a roundabout kind of way), Bono said:
"'I remember the 1980s with somewhat of a blush. No man's hair should be bigger than his girlfriend's. But that was the time. Dublin in Technicolor. In reality it was monochrome and in the grip of a recession, But on video tape, you could be transported. You could wear what you liked, and the more outrageous the better. Anything to wind up the jackbooted skinheads on Dublin's north side. Make-up on a boy drove rockers wild, and the teachers wilder. Thank God for Bowie, who made all the black eyes okay. And allowed people to find out who they were. My brother gave me the gift of music through my first guitar. We formed a band. In truth, at the same stage, U2 were not as good as the kids in Sing Street. In truth most films you'll see this year won't touch Sing Street..."
Hopefully that ringing endorsement will put more American bums on seats.
