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Thing Quotes by The Edge

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“The Edge” isn’t just a nickname for a guitarist; it’s a shorthand for the relentless drive that fuels artistic risk. His quotes on “the thing” that pushes creators forward cut through complacency, reminding us that the next breakthrough often hides in the uncomfortable.

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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…

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What a song is is a subjective thing. There's no one real definition for it.

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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…

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

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Advertising and art are getting all mixed up. I think some of the most exciting pieces of TV are the commercials.

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The problem for most people as they get older is that they start to buy into their own bullshit to the extent that they…

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

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Clarity of vision - what you've been looking at from the wrong angle and not seen at all.

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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,…

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If there is a perfect book to start the year with it has to be Rebecca Mead's My Life in Middlemarch.

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I'm a minimalist at heart. If a song doesn't need a solo, I'm not going to force one into 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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U2 albums never get finished. They just get released.

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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…

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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…

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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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Rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force ... it's just something I have to do.

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