Bono wrote 'Bad' about his childhood friend's heroin addiction. Decades later, that friend found the handwritten lyrics in a Cleveland museum — and stopped running

Bono wrote 'Bad' about his childhood friend's heroin addiction. Decades later, that friend found the handwritten lyrics in a Cleveland museum — and stopped running

Andy Rowen, Bono's childhood friend who struggled with heroin addiction, found handwritten lyrics of the iconic U2 song "Bad" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. This discovery, which came decades after the song's creation, prompted him to finally confront his past and stop running from it. The story of Rowen's journey from addiction to recovery is now shared in the documentary "Bad: The Song That Saved My Life," which premiered on Ireland's RTE One, highlighting the power of music and the importance of second chances.

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