Eno on Bono: “His ego allows him to be humble”

• Pitchfork has a nice interview with Brian Eno. On Bono’s “enormous” ego:

His ego allows him to be humble, if you see what I mean. People who are very confident in themselves aren’t hurt by criticism.

• The L.A. Times writes up Festival 8.

Indeed, the band’s first night rarely disappointed, with the 26-year veteran delving into its back catalog to render favorites such as “Prince Caspian,” “Wolfman’s Brother,” and “Down With Disease,” with a rubbery danceability — the Polo Field at times looking like a fluorescent wave of bobbing heads, twirling glow sticks and flailing limbs.

• No relation to music: NPR on writer Jonathan Safran Foer’s vegetarianism.

“If our next-door neighbor kept a dog in the conditions that well more than 90 percent of pigs are kept in, we would call the police. We wouldn’t just be offended. We wouldn’t just think it was wrong. We would be compelled to take action,” Foer says.

• Distantly related to music: GlobalPost “hitches a ride on Air France KLM’s first A380.”

Among the plane’s features are six bar areas and an arts and culture lounge area with screens featuring works of art thanks to a partnership with the Louvre Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. Seats are equipped with slots for electronic memory sticks where passengers can download materials such as music, city guides to their destinations and games. The first-class cabin includes a changing room with high-end beauty products for men and women. First-class passengers receive pajamas during long haul flights. Plush seats recline into beds. Hand-held devices allow passengers to electronically chat with one another even if they are seated far apart.

• A friend writes: “Do you like REM? check out their new live disc. It’s great.”