London, June 27 : Sir Bob Geldof has confessed that he was almost on the verge of killing himself after his 20 years marriage with Paula Yates broke-up.

Geldof, 59, said he battled "universes of grief" and the only reason he restrained from taking the extreme step was because of his young daughters Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches and Pixie.

London, June 6 : Irish singer Bob Geldof delivered a moving speech on the `power of love' on the last day of the Hay Festival, saying what a "detestable" character he had become after the break-up with his wife.

Geldof, 59, admitted that he was left heartbroken when Paula Yates, the television presenter, left him in 1995. However, his life transformed after meeting French actress Jeanne Marine.

London, Mar 19: Socialite Peaches Geldof has insisted that she is not the "wild party girl sex fiend" that she has been portrayed to be, even as pictures of her posing nude with men emerged.

Geldof, 22, who is the daughter of musician Bob Geldof, is, in one picture, seen posing naked, draped in an American flag, next to equally nude friend Jonny Makeup, a sometime fashion designer and Los Angeles hanger-on.

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 15 - Irish songwriter, musician and political activist Bob Geldof set the Week Hay Festival in Kerala on fire in an hour-long concert with his rock 'n' roll band Boomtown Rats bringing the curtains down on the three-day carnival of literature.

The founder of the Live Aid concert for the starving in Africa wowed the audience with classics spanning more than three decades.

London, Aug 27 : Irish singer Bob Geldof has revealed that the memories he has of The Beatles always leaves him feeling squeamish, as he can't help but remember seeing girls soiling themselves in excitement.

Geldof, 58, who saw the legendary band in concert during the height of Beatlemania in the mid-1960s, said the tales of teenage girls wetting themselves over John Lennon and Paul McCartney are true.

London, July 24 : Bob Geldof has been presented with an honorary university degree for his contribution to culture.

The former Boomtown Rats star donned a traditional cap and gown when officials at the University of Kent in Canterbury gave him the Master of Arts accolade.

And Geldof was pleased to accept the degree.

Washington, November 24: A leading African AIDS charity has criticised celebrities like Sir Bob Geldof and Bono, claiming that their efforts are increasing troubles in the continent, rather than relieving them.

Jobs Selasie, the head of African Aid Action, admitted that campaigns like Geldof's Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 did raise a lot of money for charity purposes.

Washington, Oct 02 : Sir Bob Geldof has hit out at late rocker Michael Hutchence’s mother, Patricia Glassop, for branding him ‘Satan’ after the rocker kept her away from her granddaughter Tiger Lily.

Sir Bob’s ex-wife Paula Yates walked out on him to have a relationship with Hutchence.

After Hutchence’s death in 1997 and Yates’ sudden death in 2000, the rocker adopted their daughter Tiger Lily.

Recently, Glassop claimed that after becoming the legal guardian of Tiger Lily, Geldof has damaged ties between her family and the girl.