U2 Quotes
U2 Song Quotes
"I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you"
-U2
from I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1988)
"If you listen you can hear the silence say
When you think you're done
You've just begun"
-U2
from Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way (2017)
"Oh, if I could hear myself when I say
Love is bigger than anything in its way"
-U2
from Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way (2017)
"You're the best thing about me
The best things are easy to destroy"
-U2
from You're The Best Thing About Me (2017)
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U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton,
and Larry Mullen, Jr..
U2 are among the all-time best-selling music artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.-Wikipedia
Members:
U2 are among the all-time best-selling music artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
Bono (real name Paul Hewson) -
vocals, guitar, harmonica
The Edge (real name Dave Evans) -
guitar, keyboards, vocals
Adam Clayton -
bass guitar
Larry Mullen, Jr. -
drums, percussion, vocals
Name Origin:
The first high school incarnation was called "The Larry Mullen Band," for one day then "Feedback", then "The Hype" for 18 months.
Finally at the request of Steve Averill, a punk rock musician and family friend of Adam Clayton's, they picked a new name, U2. U2 is the name of a spy plane flown during the cold war by the US.
From: Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s): Rock, alternative rock, post-punk
Formed: formed in Dublin on Saturday, September 25th, 1976 when 14 year old Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a notice on his secondary school bulletin board
Active From: 1976-present
Associated Acts: Passengers
Awards:
Grammys
1988: Album of the Year - The Joshua Tree; Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
1989: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group - "Desire"; Best Video Performance, Short Form - "Where the Streets Have No Name"
1992: Best Rock Group Performance - Achtung Baby
1994: Best Alternative Album - Zooropa
1995: Best Music Video, Long Form - "Zoo TV Live From Sydney"
2000: Nominated in Best Music Video, Long Form - "PopMart Live from Mexico City"
2001: "Beautiful Day" wins in three categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2002: Record of the Year ("Walk On"), Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Stuck In a Moment"), Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Elevation"), and Best Rock Album (All That You Can't Leave Behind)
2005: Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Best Rock Song (songwriters award), Best Short Form Music Video (all for "Vertigo")
2006: Album of the Year - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, Song of the Year ("Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own"), Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With vocal ("Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own"), Best Rock Song ("City of Blinding Lights")
Quotes:
"People say we take ourselves too seriously and I might have to plead guilty to that. But I don't take myself seriously, we don't take ourselves seriously - but we do take the music seriously."
Bono
"Yes, true, we made it hard for people to love, you couldn't put out a more mixed up record. I mean we really worked hard at that. We worked hard at messing it up for the masses and they still went out and bought it. It is an amazing feeling that the audience is kind of as hip as you are."
Bono
"We've no sponsor on this tour (Popmart), and it's not like we've taken some huge high and mighty position on this. I mean if we could get someone to give us a load of money, and not have to kiss ass, we probably would take it. But unfortunately we haven't been able to figure that out."
Bono
"Home... hard to know what it is if you've never had one
Home... I can't say where it is but I know I'm going home
That's where the hurt is"
"U2 concerts are categorically not fundraisers for any politicians. They are Rock concerts for U2 fans."