Music is such a great communicator. It breaks down linguistic barriers, cultural barriers, it basically reaches out. That's when rock n' roll succeeds, and that's what virtuosity is all about. — The Edge Copy Share Image
Jamming is really the most awful, excruciating experience for me; I really don't enjoy it. — The Edge Copy Share Image
Advertising and art are getting all mixed up. I think some of the most exciting pieces of TV are the commercials. — The Edge Copy Share Image
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… — The Edge Copy Share
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. — The Edge Copy Share
Clarity of vision - what you've been looking at from the wrong angle and not seen at all. — The Edge Copy Share Image
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,… — The Edge Copy Share Image
If there is a perfect book to start the year with it has to be Rebecca Mead's My Life in Middlemarch. — The Edge Copy Share Image
I'm a minimalist at heart. If a song doesn't need a solo, I'm not going to force one into it. — The Edge Copy Share Image
One of the good things about globalization is it has created a single international music community, and I feel very much part of it. — The Edge Copy Share Image
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… — The Edge Copy Share Image
