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17 quotes by The Edge

David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is a British-born Irish musician, songwriter and singer best known as the guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band as well as one solo record. As a guitarist, The Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a...
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You see, rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force. It's something very essential.

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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... →

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Music is such a great communicator. It breaks down linguistic barriers, cultural barriers, it basically reaches out. That's when rock n' roll... →

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U2 albums never get finished. They just get released.

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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.... →

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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... →

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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... →

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I might have to take the 12 steps to Workaholics Anonymous.

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Jamming is really the most awful, excruciating experience for me; I really don't enjoy it.

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One of the good things about globalization is it has created a single international music community, and I feel very much part of it.

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Weirdly enough, if I'm having trouble with a guitar part - not the playing of it but the writing - I'll mess around with echo and other... →

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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... →

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Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and that story requires songs. And not just good songs... →

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