Roger Mcnamee and Bill McGlashan did something similar to Bono, though Mcnamee at least got Bono his cash back. In Will's case, it looks to be some notorious In

Roger Mcnamee and Bill McGlashan did something similar to Bono, though Mcnamee at least got Bono his cash back. In Will's case, it looks to be some notorious Indian national with a checkered past that took him for a ride. (I can totally relate.) If these people had tried as hard as Bono and Will did but then failed, you can bet these artists would be the first to understand; but that's not what happened. Their product was always about sucking cash from some rich celebrity and using it to take risks that they themselves wouldn't have taken on their own, even if they had the means to do so. It's one of many reasons why many VCs these days simply use OPM (and all of the ensuing chaos that happens while trying to protect their funds LPs). have no fear, Bono and will.i.am are legit enough (again, weird to include them in same sentence) that they can pull millions out of thin air with nothing more than a MacBook and a set of, uh...headphones...make that RED headphones. :)