Bob Geldof
Ireland
Born: 05 October 1951
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, New Wave
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Bob Geldof formed the punk group Boomtown Rats in 1975. During the band's existence, it moved from the pure energy and aggression of hits like "Looking After No. 1" to the more sophisticated but still provocative "I Don't Like Mondays" (its title derived from the answer given by a San Diego schoolgirl when asked why she'd killed her classmates). The band became a moderate success in the U.K., though it never really broke through in the U.S. In the fall of 1984, Geldof watched a BBC documentary on Ethiopian poverty and was inspired to co-write, ...
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- Midge Ure (34)
- The Boomtown Rats (20)
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- Bono (0)
Influenced by
- Paul McCartney (276)
- Beatles (252)
- Bob Dylan (148)
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