New York ? Bono says he’d rather be remembered for his music than for his activism.

A dedicated lobbyist for the world’s poor and AIDS-stricken, the U2 frontman told CBS’ “60 Minutes” that “I think my work – the activism – will be forgotten.”

“And I hope it will. Because I hope those problems will have gone away,” he said in an interview that aired Sunday.

Since 1999, Bono has helped persuade Republicans and Democrats, presidents and lawmakers, to provide millions of dollars to help end the scourge of AIDS, eliminate poverty in Africa and forgive Third World debt.

The Irish rocker also predicted that his music will still be around in 100 years, explaining that his songs occupy “an emotional terrain that didn’t exist before our group did.”

Bono noted that people in rock ‘n’ roll burn out at 40, and said he wanted to see if his band could continue making “extraordinary” music.

“You know I’m still hungry,” said the 45-year-old Grammy winner. “I still want a lot out of music.”