# In 1997, Bono lost one of his best musical friends. Now, his goodbye has been heard 100,000,000 times

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1997-bono-lost-one-of-his-best-musical-friends-now-his-goodbye-has-been-heard-100000000-times/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T07:50:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1997-bono-lost-one-of-his-best-musical-friends/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Bono wrote the song after Michael Hutchence’s death.
- He regretted not staying in closer contact.
- The track became both a goodbye and a message of hope.

## Summary

Bono wrote U2’s “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” after the death of his friend Michael Hutchence, INXS’s frontman. The song grew from Bono’s regret that he had been too busy to stay in closer touch, and turned his grief into a message of encouragement for people going through difficult times.

Bono recalled that the two were close friends who spent long nights together in Cannes, and said he wished he had been around more. The article describes the track as a way to address the conversation he never had with Hutchence, while keeping his memory alive through music. Its headline says Bono’s goodbye has been heard 100 million times, though the article text gives no source or platform for that figure.

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