<P> The album was titled War for several reasons ; in 1982 , Bono said , `` War seemed to be the motif for 1982 , '' adding that `` Everywhere you looked , from the Falklands to the Middle East and South Africa , there was war . By calling the album War we 're giving people a slap in the face and at the same time getting away from the cosy image a lot of people have of U2 . '' The Edge said that `` It 's a heavy title . It 's blunt . It 's not something that 's safe , so it could backfire . It 's the sort of subject matter that people can really take a dislike to . But we wanted to take a more dangerous course , fly a bit closer to the wind , so I think the title is appropriate . '' The boy on the cover is Peter Rowen ( brother of Bono 's friend , Guggi ) . He also appears on the covers of Boy , Three , The Best of 1980 -- 1990 , Early Demos and many singles . Bono described the reasoning behind the cover : `` Instead of putting tanks and guns on the cover , we 've put a child 's face . War can also be a mental thing , an emotional thing between loves . It does n't have to be a physical thing . '' </P>
<P> The album was titled War for several reasons ; in 1982 , Bono said , `` War seemed to be the motif for 1982 , '' adding that `` Everywhere you looked , from the Falklands to the Middle East and South Africa , there was war . By calling the album War we 're giving people a slap in the face and at the same time getting away from the cosy image a lot of people have of U2 . '' The Edge said that `` It 's a heavy title . It 's blunt . It 's not something that 's safe , so it could backfire . It 's the sort of subject matter that people can really take a dislike to . But we wanted to take a more dangerous course , fly a bit closer to the wind , so I think the title is appropriate . '' The boy on the cover is Peter Rowen ( brother of Bono 's friend , Guggi ) . He also appears on the covers of Boy , Three , The Best of 1980 -- 1990 , Early Demos and many singles . Bono described the reasoning behind the cover : `` Instead of putting tanks and guns on the cover , we 've put a child 's face . War can also be a mental thing , an emotional thing between loves . It does n't have to be a physical thing . '' </P>
who is on the cover of u2 war
who is on the cover of u2 war
Peter Rowen ( brother of Bono 's friend , Guggi )
Peter Rowen ( brother of Bono 's friend , Guggi )