Friday, November 5, 2010

Question - 561


Why is this store now part of rock music folklore? (Hint: it has something to do with the blanked-out part of its name)

Answer: Bono (aka Paul David Hewson) of rock legends U2 got his stage name from this hearing-aid store in Dublin named Bonavox. matti tapaninen, Krithi, Divya Shankar, Dinesh, AJ, Hirak, Iam, and Renuka got it.

8 comments:

matti tapaninen said...

U2 singer Bono took his name from the shop named BonaVox which is an alteration of latin phrase meaning good voice.

Anonymous said...

Paul David Hewson, the famous Irish singer has been nick named "Bono Vox" meaning good voice by his friends. His friends gave him the nickname after the name of a Dublin hearing aid store,
Krithi

Divya Shankar said...

Linked to rock because of Vox - Bono Vox is the lead singer of the famous rock band U2.

Dinesh said...

Bono gets his name from this shop. Nice Question.

AJ said...

The nickname Bono Vox for the U2 lead singer was derived from it?

hirak said...

Bono-U2 aka Bonavox

Iam said...

Bono

Renuka said...

The hearing aid shop that provided Hewson with the nickname "Bono Vox". "Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a Latin phrase which translates to "good voice."