The Edge
The Edge
David Howell Evans, better known by his stage name The Edge, is a British-born Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 13 studio albums with the band as well as one solo record. As a guitarist, the Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth8 August 1961
life rock roll
You see, rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force. It's something very essential.
song heart needs
I'm a minimalist at heart. If a song doesn't need a solo, I'm not going to force one into it.
art thinking tvs
Advertising and art are getting all mixed up. I think some of the most exciting pieces of TV are the commercials.
book years perfect
If there is a perfect book to start the year with it has to be Rebecca Mead's My Life in Middlemarch.
months albums easy
Every album is difficult. If it was easy, we'd make one a month.
running mean thinking
Running my hands really fast up and down the fretboard... I mean, anybody can do that. It's the Guitar Olympics, and I can't think of anything more pointless.
guitar piano sound
A trumpet sounds pretty much like a trumpet, and that's true of a lot instruments; pianos sound like pianos, but there's something about the guitar - the range of possibilities is much broader.
first-love love-is lasts
First love is alright, as far as it goes. Last love – that’s the one I’m interested in.
dream vision clarity
Clarity of vision - what you've been looking at from the wrong angle and not seen at all.
panthers rabbits smarter
Why is the rabbit unafraid? Because he's smarter than the panther.
rock-and-roll careers rocks
Rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force ... it's just something I have to do.
assistant good job letting panic stay trying
We didn't panic and that had a lot do to with our assistant coaches. They did a good job of not letting me panic on the sidelines. I was trying to stay composed, but I was nervous.
specific though
Even though you do not live in a specific area, you can come to any of the meetings.
opens
She always opens it up to questions, comments, suggestions.