Bono: the encounters, Pavarotti and Italy. "Ready to make peace with myself, not with the rest of the world"

“I'm trying to do my best to make peace with myself and my family, but I'm not ready to do it with the rest of the world”: in his unmistakable and magnetic style,

, leader of

, guest in the studios of Rai3 at

, enchants the public by presenting his autobiography, entitled

.

"I was born with clenched fists, I'm a very combative guy and I still can't understand what the word surrender means (which gives the book its title,

.)" added the singer.

Many anecdotes from his life, told in the book and retraced in the television interview.

In the lead, the meetings with the most important personalities of the last 40 years: from

to the

, from

to

up to David Bowie and Lady Diana.

But "the most interesting people I meet are the politicians, the leaders," Bono admitted.

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Bono Vox and Fabio Fazio in the studio

A special place above all deserves

, his great friend for a long time: “Pavarotti had a volcanic voice, but he had great anger against the injustices of the world.

He had an extraordinary dimension as an interpreter and as a singer” said the Irish artist, who has always been closely linked to Italy.

“Beyond my country, being here in Italy tonight makes me feel at home.

It's always been something I've tried,” the U2 leader said again. 

Bono then spoke of his humanitarian initiatives to help African peoples, underlining that "Italy has always been extremely generous".

At the end of the interview, Bono performed

, one of the historic pieces of the Irish band.