The problem for most people as they get older is that they start to buy into their own bullshit to the extent that they just have to eliminate from their inner sanctum anyone who is going to really challenge it. But I think all bandmates of U2 were lucky enough to have the four of us respect and regard each other to the extent that we're kind of always looking out for one another, so none of us can get away with buying into the bullshit.
A trumpet sounds pretty much like a trumpet, and that's true of a lot instruments; pianos sound like pianos, but there's something about the guitar -… - The Edge
A trumpet sounds pretty much like a trumpet, and that's true of a lot instruments; pianos sound like pianos, but there's something about the guitar -…
- The Edge
The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It's so easy to do the popular thing, the expected thi… - The Edge
The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It's so easy to do the popular thing, the expected thi…
Every album is difficult. If it was easy, we'd make one a month. - The Edge
Every album is difficult. If it was easy, we'd make one a month.
If there is a perfect book to start the year with it has to be Rebecca Mead's My Life in Middlemarch. - The Edge
If there is a perfect book to start the year with it has to be Rebecca Mead's My Life in Middlemarch.
Rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force ... it's just something I have to do. - The Edge
Rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force ... it's just something I have to do.
Why is the rabbit unafraid? Because he's smarter than the panther. - The Edge
Why is the rabbit unafraid? Because he's smarter than the panther.
Clarity of vision - what you've been looking at from the wrong angle and not seen at all. - The Edge
Clarity of vision - what you've been looking at from the wrong angle and not seen at all.
First love is alright, as far as it goes. Last love – that’s the one I’m interested in. - The Edge
First love is alright, as far as it goes. Last love – that’s the one I’m interested in.
Running my hands really fast up and down the fretboard... I mean, anybody can do that. It's the Guitar Olympics, and I can't think of anything more p… - The Edge
Running my hands really fast up and down the fretboard... I mean, anybody can do that. It's the Guitar Olympics, and I can't think of anything more p…
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