The song was partially written about Bono's mother, whom he lost at the age of fourteen.
Among the most moving passages are those written about his mother, from whom he was separated during the Revolution.
He also wrote a book about his mother, Muzzy (1966).
A magazine offers a woman $50,000 to write a tell-all about her famous mother, a radio talk show host.
Kurt Greene wrote a song about his mother, who died when he was in high school.
They had several children between 1902-1916, including Mary, who wrote a book about her mother in 1967.
"If I was going to write something about my mother, it would take several volumes."
She won a writing contest where she had to write about her mother before taking that decision at such a relatively young age.
I'm writing about my mother now, but not by way of psychoanalysis.
One of his most famous poems was written about his mother.