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That's how Bono described the late-night sessions he and the�Gateses have when they get together. In an interview with Josh Tyrangiel in Omaha last week, the rapport between the rocker and the tech lords was easy and their curiosity about one another's worlds genuine...
TIME When you first had Bono over for dinner, in 2002, were you aware of his celebrity or nervous about...
MELINDA GATES: We'd certainly never had a rock star to the house before, but the whole reason we got together is because we have this joint cause. [To Bono] I have to be honest, we kind of came a lot later to your music than other people...
...BONO: It was fresh not to be seen as a celebrity but as a piece in the puzzle of how we communicate the jeopardy of all those lives--and the opportunity of helping if we can just agree on something. It was nice not to be asked how the Achtung! Baby sessions went in Berlin...
...TIME Bono's an equal partner in his day job. [To the Gateses] Does anyone tell you, "Hey, can you come and mind the store, please...