Freitag, 7. Jänner 2005
u2.com: The answer, for young bands today is simple, says Edge, in the second part of the NME interview.
"I'm sure there are a lot of young bands that are just not into us because we're successful and because we've been around for a long time." explains Edge. "I would just say turn that into a positive energy and try and write some great songs. That's the way if you want to take U2 out, the only way you're gonna do it is by writing better songs that us!"
Also in the new edition of the UK's music weekly, the band talk about selling out, about being the most independent rock group in the history of pop music and about why they haven't embarked on solo projects.
"If being in U2 was creatively frustrating", says Adam. "Then maybe people would go off and do other things, but it's fulfilling enough that you don't need to go and have a reggae band for the weekend." [
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"I'm sure there are a lot of young bands that are just not into us because we're successful and because we've been around for a long time." explains Edge. "I would just say turn that into a positive energy and try and write some great songs. That's the way if you want to take U2 out, the only way you're gonna do it is by writing better songs that us!"
Also in the new edition of the UK's music weekly, the band talk about selling out, about being the most independent rock group in the history of pop music and about why they haven't embarked on solo projects.
"If being in U2 was creatively frustrating", says Adam. "Then maybe people would go off and do other things, but it's fulfilling enough that you don't need to go and have a reggae band for the weekend." [
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk: Millions of U2 fans across Europe were left on tenterhooks today after the band postponed announcing the dates for the first leg of their tour.
The move came amid unconfirmed reports that guitarist The Edge was keeping a bedside vigil by an ill relative.
Official tour dates were to be announced next Monday, with tickets due to go on sale later this month, but it is thought plans have been put on hold after it was reported that The Edge needs to be with an unnamed family member undergoing intensive medical treatment. [ more]
The move came amid unconfirmed reports that guitarist The Edge was keeping a bedside vigil by an ill relative.
Official tour dates were to be announced next Monday, with tickets due to go on sale later this month, but it is thought plans have been put on hold after it was reported that The Edge needs to be with an unnamed family member undergoing intensive medical treatment. [
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contactmusic.com: Rocker BONO puts his charitable streak down to his Irish roots - because he was brought up to be outspoken.
The U2 frontman has campaigned for a variety of charities and civil rights issues over the course of his lengthy career and he plans to continue using his position as an internationally-famous star to drum up publicity for good causes.
He says, "In Ireland, our very constitution was dreamt up by a combination of poets, revolutionaries, priests, mad drunk people. [ more]
The U2 frontman has campaigned for a variety of charities and civil rights issues over the course of his lengthy career and he plans to continue using his position as an internationally-famous star to drum up publicity for good causes.
He says, "In Ireland, our very constitution was dreamt up by a combination of poets, revolutionaries, priests, mad drunk people. [
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u2.com: Check the first of our exclusive extracts from the recently published photo-documentary of U2’s touring history – ‘U2 Show’.With the announcement of U2’s 2005 Tour expected shortly, the focus of fans will shift from the new album to the unique experience that is the U2 live show. [
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contactmusic.com: A host of stars including actress Scarlett Johansson and U2 frontman Bono are joining forces to promote a year-long charity campaign.
The Make Poverty History campaign wants Tony Blair and other world leaders to cancel debts and deliver better aid packages to the poor and is backed by more than 100 charities, unions and faith groups. [ more]
The Make Poverty History campaign wants Tony Blair and other world leaders to cancel debts and deliver better aid packages to the poor and is backed by more than 100 charities, unions and faith groups. [
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yahoo.com: U2 will renew its association with opera great Luciano Pavarotti for the B-side of "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own," the next single from the band's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. Pavarotti and U2 frontman Bono have recorded a version of "Ave Maria," which the two performed at the 2003 Pavarotti and Friends concert in Italy. [ more]
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bloomberg.com: The Irish rock star and activist is turning his attention away from Africa's debt and AIDS woes to Asia's tsunami victims. One of his op-ed pieces called on the world to ``seize the day'' on this ``incomprehensibly tragic'' event.
Bono and his band U2 are expected to perform at a Live Aid- style concert being planning in the U.K. later this month. It's the in thing to do these days; you'd be hard pressed to think of a nation, company or celebrity that isn't scrambling to help the millions affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami. [ more]
Bono and his band U2 are expected to perform at a Live Aid- style concert being planning in the U.K. later this month. It's the in thing to do these days; you'd be hard pressed to think of a nation, company or celebrity that isn't scrambling to help the millions affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami. [
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