50 - Sir Bob Geldof

Paul McKenna's Positivity Podcast

Global

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

My guest today is a singer-songwriter, author and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats. He is responsible for organising the humanitarian concerts Live Aid and Live 8. He is a recipient of the Nobel Man of Peace title, he also received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. I am talking today with Sir Bob Geldof….. The Positivity Podcast sees Paul McKenna interview some of the world's most interesting people. From film stars, to entrepreneurs and entertainers, you'll learn the tips and tricks that the best in the business use to stay positive. Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the podcast and share your best bits from the episode online. Paul McKenna Twitter: @ImPaulMcKenna Paul McKenna Instagram: @IamPaulMcKenna

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0:00.0	This is a global, original podcast.
0:02.6	Paul McKenna's positivity podcast.
0:06.1	Hello, this is Paul McKenna, and welcome to the positivity podcast.
0:10.1	My objective is to interview the most interesting people in the world,
0:13.5	and in the next 30 minutes, get insights and even discover how it is that they do what they do,
0:18.6	what makes them unique and fascinating, their success
0:21.7	mindset, and certainly what keeps them positive.
0:27.1	My guest today is a singer-songwriter, author and political activist. He rose to prominence
0:32.1	as the lead singer of the Irish rock band, The Boomtown Rats. He's responsible for organizing
0:36.7	the humanitarian concerts, Live Aid and Live Eight. He's responsible for organising the humanitarian concerts, live aid and live eight.
0:40.0	He's the recipient of the Nobel Man of Peace title.
0:42.9	He's also received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Music.
0:46.8	I'm talking today with Sir Bob Geldo.
0:48.9	It seemed to me that a golden thread had been lowered out of the purple rock and roll ether.
0:55.3	And I reached up and clasped it firmly and I haven't let go since. Things were not great for a long period
1:01.1	of your early life. Retrospectively, the lesson is it will pass. I wrote a song called To Live
1:07.1	in Love and it's very simple to live in love as all there is. Life without love is meaningless.
1:12.2	And I don't have an image, you know, that's it.
1:14.5	People think I'm scruffy.
1:16.0	I am.
1:16.5	I am.
1:16.5	Hear that happy business owner.
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