▁hero in ▁add ict s ▁in ▁inner ▁city ▁Dublin . ▁In ▁concert , ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁B ono ▁frequently ▁introduced ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁Dublin . ▁The ▁Edge ▁and ▁the ▁album ' s ▁produ cers , ▁En o ▁and ▁Daniel ▁L ano is , ▁were ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁were ▁less ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁lyr ics . ▁B ono ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁song ▁un fin ished . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁concert ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁B ono ▁explained ▁before ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁" Bad " ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁a ▁" very ▁special ▁man , ▁who ▁is ▁here ▁in ▁your ▁city , ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁C ed ar wood ▁Road . ▁We ▁wrote ▁this ▁song ▁about ▁him ▁and ▁we ▁play ▁it ▁for ▁him ▁ton ight ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁referring ▁to ▁Andy ▁Row en , ▁whom ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁about ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁show . ▁Row en ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁B ono ' s ▁Ly pton ▁Village ▁friend ▁G ug gi ▁and ▁Peter ▁Row en , ▁who ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁sle e ve ▁art work ▁for ▁the ▁band ' s ▁albums ▁Boy ▁and ▁War . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁other ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁from ▁B ono ▁himself . ▁His ▁account ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁concert ▁in ▁Chicago ▁indicate ▁" Bad " ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁who ▁died ▁of