Bono Presents Frank Sinatra With Grammy Legend Award 

Just read a book by Sinatra's manager. He called for the ad break as he was concerned that Sinatra might start embarrassing himself as he had a few too many drinks before going on stage to collect the award, which was unlike Frank. If Frank had ended up embarrassing himself on live TV, the professional in him would not have forgiven himself. It was a judgement call and Sinatra's manager was right to do so. Bono was also drinking with Sinatra but thankfully he had his speech written out instead of trying to remember what to say.

Yeah I love Bono

True. Not the case of U2, though. They where already there. It was Sinatra who approached Bono. Bono probably thought it was a blessing. He always does.

Hahaa not only that, theyre parents probably made love to his music 😂😂

I call this version of Bono the Arrogant Bono, post fly of course. But still pretty pompous 😂

@@jakez5227 Bono was at this point at the peak of his powers, the coolest, biggest rock star in the world; coming up from the greatest rock tour of all time (Zoo TV Tour) and one of the greatest albums ever (Achtung Baby), a Five Star classic, possibly the best record of the 1990s and still highly influential.

@@rebecalinares5393 my first album I ever purchased. Incredibly perfect in my opinion. I profoundly recall Bono accepting an award during this period when he said “U2 was made to fuckup the mainstream” live on television. My 11 year old self was so enamored with that man at that very point! I had never heard anyone cuss on live television and thought it was amazing 🤩😂

@@jakez5227 yeah Bono was using bad language during this period, insulting president of France during the MTV awards also after winning best international act 1995 He was the coolest rock star on the planet. Here winning grammy fo best alternative album 1993, with the ´fuck up the mainstream´ legendary phrase ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--DNXfFy8Ido.html

@@rebecalinares5393 omg you found it! I was in my early teens with Zoopora, I listened to it often. I also vividly remember Numb, and Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me being on MTV at that time. Thank you for bringing back the memories ❤️

Doesnt matter what type of music you like ,Everyone likes a Frank Sinatra song

me too, how cool that would be!

Yes, because if you'd been born earlier you'd have definitely had a conversation with Sinatra...right

Dude you know what I mean. Stop being so literal @@philipreid2542

:( I know

He was

why do you say he was struggling?

@@dabneyoffermein595 because he was battling with memory loss and his health was declining

@@dabneyoffermein595he collapsed on stage that same year

well, he sang with elvis and with bono

@Antonio Macri Contrast a whole life.

@Antonio Macri Frank organized it.

I'm sure he would have. They probably didn't see it that way, which is sad.

@@WildxFlowerThey cut him off when someone decided he was rambling. It was a very rude cut that everyone noticed. This edit doesn’t show how abrupt it was.

Who ever cut him off should of been beaten and shot. How dare they cut off a legend. I am still angry

@@ivancarriel7210 Somebody thought s/he was protecting Frank from making a fool of himself. Probably not familiar with Frank's ring-a-ding-ding humor and timing. Unfortunate, I would have liked to hear the whole thing.

Didn't something similar happen with the great James Cagney ( Frank's idol) at the Night Of 100 Stars in 1982?

However in 1954 he did not say he was angry. He said I still love you guys.

Kudos to Billy Joel, though, for sticking it to CBS later in the evening. “Valuable advertising time going by…”

Y salió con todo y cigarrett

This was the time period between zooropa and pop, Bono no pun intended was trying to be very edgy. He would often keep a five o’clock shadow and be smoking those cigarillos.

Caitlin, they saved him from embarrassing himself. He starts to drift...His handlers most likely gave the cue to stop it.

I expect whenever Bono isn't performing, he's watching himself perform.

Lo mejor de lo mejor!!😍

thelifeandtimesofhollywood.blog/2017/02/13/the-night-frank-sinatra-was-disrespected-at-the-grammy-awards/ Watching the Grammy Awards on Sunday night reminded me when Frank Sinatra made his last appearance at the Grammy Awards nearly 23 years ago at the 36th Annual on March 1, 1994. He was 79 years old. He was to win the Grammy Legend Award presented to him by Bono, who had done a duet with him on a recent album. Instead of showing the respect due to one of the greatest voices of the twentieth century, Sinatra was unceremoniously cut off as he was speaking. As we are in the midst of the annual awards season, it always astounds me in the way that our great performers from the past generation are generally forgotten while the emphasis is placed on the new talent. I personally enjoy watching the appearance of the classic artists who are typically ignored. Cutting off Frank became a controversy. From the Grammy Website -here is their official response to the brouhaha: “Bono would strike a different tone in presenting Frank Sinatra with his Grammy Legend Award. Bono began his brilliant tone poem salute like this: “Frank never did like rock and roll. He’s not crazy about guys wearing earrings either, but he doesn’t hold it against me and, anyway, the feeling is not mutual. Rock and roll people love Frank Sinatra because Frank Sinatra’s got what we want: swagger and attitude. He’s big on attitude, serious attitude, bad attitude. Frank’s Chairman of the Bad. Rock and roll plays at being tough, but this guy, well, he’s the Boss. The Boss of Bosses. The Man. The Big Bang of Pop. I’m not gonna mess with him, are you?” Sinatra’s own comments would prove significantly more controversial. Sinatra - now approaching the age of 80 - was clearly moved by the huge standing ovation that he received - a reaction that seemed in the moment like a massive expression of respect and multigenerational reckoning. “Thank you very much,” he said when he finally spoke. “That’s the best welcome I ever had.” Sinatra’s comments from then on were a fascinating mix of vintage Rat Pack jokes (“This is more applause than Dean heard in his whole career”), personal thanks to his wife Barbara and even hurt feelings that he was not being asked to sing on this night. Yet for the record, even the aging Chairman’s rambling revealed singular phrasing. Controversy ensued when Sinatra was cut off and the broadcast was taken to a commercial break before wrapping things up. Later The Academy let it be known that the decision had come from Sinatra’s camp, but the impression of disrespect had already been made. Even the Grammy host felt the need to distance himself on air from the decision, albeit with a memorable wink in the end. “Before I go on, I think you’d join me going on record that Mr. Sinatra should have finished his speech,” Garry Shandling told the audience. “I think that was a slight mistake. This is live television and I’m sure Mr. Sinatra will get even by cutting this show off in another hour.”

sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/13415-Bono-s-intro Bono's Speech at the 1994 Grammys (Sinatra called it "probably the best introduction I've ever had.")

Young at heart

No she is not. She died before that. But she looks like her, a very young version of her.

So agree with you! He's a dynamite, hot and sexy...the absolute perfection!