during this period marot took responsibility for u2's a & r and marketing, starting with the release of "achtung baby" to just prior to the release of "all that you can't leave behind". in 1998 following an approach from jubilee 2000's jamie drummond, marot approached bono to enlist his support in the campaign to eradicate third world debt. in bono's jubilee 2000 diary he says 'marc marot called me to talk about jubilee 2000 who are organising a street protest to surround the g7 summit in birmingham. sounds fun, the right kind of mischief. i can sense this is the beginning of a lot of phone calls and a kind of unhipness i thought i'd shaken' on november 12, 1999 bono credited marot with "ruining his life" whilst receiving the mtv free your mind award at dublin's point depot