Zitat des Tages von The Edge:
Bono is chairman and founding member of Over-Achievers Anonymous. He has an irrepressible drive to be great. He wants to achieve it all, which actually makes him very vulnerable.
What a song is is a subjective thing. There's no one real definition for it.
For me, my awkward phase corresponded to an interest in rock n' roll. From experience, I'm guessing an insecure childhood is probably quite a common thing among people who start a rock band.
I have a curiosity that compels me to find ways to make music that are fresh and new.
One of the good things about globalization is it has created a single international music community, and I feel very much part of it.
I might have to take the 12 steps to Workaholics Anonymous.
For me, looking back is akin to being on a tightrope and looking down. It doesn't help you in the present moment to deal with what you have to deal with in order to move forward.
Jazz came out of New Orleans, and that was the forerunner of everything. You mix jazz with European rhythms, and that's rock n' roll, really. You can make the argument that it all started on the streets of New Orleans with the jazz funerals.
Jamming is really the most awful, excruciating experience for me; I really don't enjoy it.