Bono: Stories of Surrender

An updated and abridged edition of Bono’s bestselling memoir, including a new introduction by the author, Bono: Stories of Surrender is an unforgettable love story, a tribute to fatherhood, friendship, faith, and music.

Honest, irreverent, and intimate, the book is a backstage pass to a frontman’s remarkable life, from Bono’s childhood in Dublin to the rise of U2. A companion to the Apple Original Film of his critically acclaimed solo theater show, Stories of Surrender is a luminous autobiography of one of the great voices of our time.

Bono: Stories of Surrender, An Apple Original Film is streaming on Apple TV+ this May

Originally published as Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

“Bono—the guy that wants to save the world. One of the Dubliners. Rock star poet. Lovable rogue. You have to appreciate his commitment to social causes—always pushing for change, always trying to fix things. Good for him. Most people don’t even bother. Trying to change the world and maybe transcend it. Singing for a world too obsessed with noise to listen. Searching for redemption like all of us are—and he seems to be aware of the depths of that search. He knows the distance between the soul and the public square. He’s got guts

that guy. Bravo Bono.”

—Bob Dylan

“Bono tells us who he is as a friend and a family member, an artist and a true believer. The result is both electrifying and intimate, a spectacular read.”

—Ann Patchett

“Surrender is a rich and honest book, rich because of its honesty. If you want to know the man behind the shades, read this book. He’s worth getting to know.”

—Salman Rushdie

About the Author

Bono, born Paul David Hewson, has been headlining stadiums around the world with U2 for more than four decades. The band have sold 175 million records and won 22 Grammys. A longtime activist in the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty, Bono is also the co­founder of ONE and (RED). He has been awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin, the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, France’s Legion of Honor, and an honorary British knighthood. This paperback is a revised edition of his first book, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, released to critical acclaim in 2022. He turned those chapters into Bono: Stories of Surrender—“my quarter­-man stage show” and a documentary film on Apple TV+—before returning to his day job writing songs. Bono and his wife, Ali, have four children and live in Dublin, Ireland.