2.4.1.1 Who's in the picture on MacPhisto's dressing table in the Sydney video? (U2)
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This article is from the U2 FAQ, by Maryann Stump stumpm@juno.com with numerous contributions by others.
2.4.1.1 Who's in the picture on MacPhisto's dressing table in the Sydney video? (U2)
[CB] Mario Lanza.
[MJS] I second that. Mario Lanza was an American opera-style singer in
the 1950. He had no formal training
but sang in a light operatic style in several MGM musicals. He was
touted as "the American Caruso." In fact,
Mario was a truck driver from Philadelphia and could handle neither the
stress of fame nor MGM's insistence
that he sing like Caruso but weigh only slightly more than his leading
ladies. He died of a heartattack in his mid
30's. Bono said in an interview with Spin magazine that Mario Lana's
singing impressed him as a child.
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