mirror.co.uk: Twenty-two years ago, in a small Scottish hotel, Bono Vox told me how his band was going to conquer the world. Young wannabes with big ideas weren't unusual and Bono was just a little-known Irish singer with a slightly ridiculous name. Yet something about him and his band - the charisma, the self-belief, the ability to sweep up others in their dreams - was different.
So it proved to be. Over the course of their career, U2 have consistently re-energised their belief in the redemptive power of rock 'n' roll. Nothing seemed beyond their reach - songs tackling politics, spiritual hope, abandonment, love and terror. They played shows with live links to a war zone and gained access to great and not always good political powerbrokers. [
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So it proved to be. Over the course of their career, U2 have consistently re-energised their belief in the redemptive power of rock 'n' roll. Nothing seemed beyond their reach - songs tackling politics, spiritual hope, abandonment, love and terror. They played shows with live links to a war zone and gained access to great and not always good political powerbrokers. [
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