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“Larry started playing that beat, while Edge was playing something else entirely. Bono said, ‘Whatever you’re doing, don’t stop!’ So we kept playing and he improvised that melody”: How a spontaneous studio jam sparked an unexpected moment of U2 magic

Adam Clayton reveals the story behind one of U2’s defining bass-driven riffs – and how he evolved as a player

Guitar World

“I’m still disappointed when people hear the chorus line as ‘got to’ rather than ‘get to’”: How One rescued Achtung Baby and saved U2

Track was written in just 15 minutes

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"This song is not a rebel song." The story behind U2's emotional, controversial, and often misunderstood, protest anthem Sunday Bloody Sunday

How rage, despair and a desire for peace fuelled a U2 classic

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Prince to Madonna, Blur to Beth Orton: William Orbit’s 12 greatest recordings

The late producer’s gift for bringing in elements from dance music’s cutting edge drew all manner of music royalty – and he often made them sound better than ever before

The Guardian - UK

William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69

Musician’s projects included Madonna’s Ray of Light, Blur’s 13 and All Saints’ chart-topping singles Pure Shores and Black Coffee

The Guardian - UK

The story of the day Bono and Jimmy Buffett went out for chicken and were almost killed by Jamaican police. "It was absolutely terrifying, and I honestly thought we were all going to die"

Bono joins Jimmy Buffett on a flight to buy jerk chicken. What's the worst that can happen?

Louder

Watch Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and U2 frontman Bono perform at the funeral of Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard: "Everyone who met him, they just remember the day they met him."

Friends and family of Oscar-winning Dublin-born singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard mourn his passing in the Irish capital

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Bono and Eddie Vedder join stars for funeral of ‘true Dub’ Glen Hansard

Hundreds attended the funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin

Evening Standard

“I tend to cringe when I hear people who’ve obviously taken my style. I think it’s a joke that’s often played on me”: The Edge has never been impressed by players who try to imitate his sound

The U2 guitar icon discussed the value of developing your own voice during a 1996 interview

Guitar World

Musicians gather in Dublin to pay tribute to Glen Hansard

The memorial singalong took place close to where the Oscar-winning singer-songwriter staged his annual Christmas Eve charity busk.

Evening Standard

Tearful fans queue up in Dublin to express condolences over Glen Hansard’s death

The acclaimed musician died in a crash in the early hours of Wednesday, hours after taking part in a trad session at The Wren’s Nest pub.

Evening Standard

Bob Geldof pays tribute to Glen Hansard: ‘We have lost one of the greats’

Tributes have poured in from across the world for the Irish musician and activist, who died in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday morning.

Evening Standard

"They sound like a very talented band forced to play punk." Stuart Adamson's guitar work elevates Skids' Scared to Dance above the ordinary

The sound of a bunch of scrappy youths from Scotland's industrial heartland

Louder

U2 always feel 'a sense of adventure' when they work with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix

U2 and Martin Garrix are back with a stadium-ready anthem in Fireflies.

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“We go back a long way with Martin, and there’s always a sense of adventure whenever we get together": U2 join forces with DJ and producer Martin Garrix for new single, Fireflies

The song comes as the band gears up for a first new studio record in almost a decade

Guitar World

“I was just sick of the white blues rock thing. The whole mentality seemed stupid”: Why The Edge was always destined to become a different kind of guitar hero

In 1996, U2's six-string sonic experimentalist offered a frank discussion of his influences – and why he felt disillusioned with the current guitar scene

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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich admits playing Las Vegas Sphere is 'intimidating'

Lars Ulrich says Metallica’s upcoming Sphere residency is “overwhelming and f****** intimidating,” admitting the scale of the high‑tech shows is both exciting and daunting.

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"I was there when U2 played the opening night and was awestruck, inspired, energized." Lars Ulrich is excited at the idea of Metallica "conquering" the "intimidating" Las Vegas Sphere

"We gotta start thinking about scaling the Sphere mountain and conquering that"

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Rush 'in talks' over Las Vegas Sphere residency

Canadian rockers Rush look set to follow in the footsteps of U2 and No Doubt after they entered talks over a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

Guitar World

The Edge’s mirror ball Les Paul was one of his most experimental U2 guitars – now it’s up for auction

It featured in the Discothèque music video as the band added electronic elements into their sound

MusicRadar

"The merest hint of musical beauty – the merest hint!”: NPR just posted its most brutal Tiny Desk Concert ever as Napalm Death bring blast beats and chaos to the office – and unleash their one-second grindcore masterpiece in its entirety

Taylor Swift, U2, Dua Lipa... the UK grind pioneers join exalted company as they give NPR a performance for the ages

Guitar World

“I saw Taste on TV when I was 11 – this noise just transfixed me. I decided there and then that I wanted to be Rory Gallagher”: 18 of the greatest Irish guitarists of all time

Rory Gallagher, The Edge, Gary Moore of course, but who makes up the other 15?

Louder

“Bono said, Everyone is blowing smoke up our arse, will you come watch a few shows and help us make it better?" Bono's best friend Gavin Friday on how he became U2’s Creative Director

The former Virgin Prune and solo artist has been U2’s official Tell It Like It Is Correspondent since the mid-80s

MusicRadar

"Great to see Larry behind the kit": U2 release single 'Street of Dreams' ahead of first new album in nine years

The track was accompanied by a rousing video shot in Mexico City

MusicRadar

"He's not a great keyboard player, he doesn't write great songs. His engineering and technical abilities are limited too. In fact, he knows very little about an awful lot": The Edge on Brian Eno and how he influenced his own "limited" guitar style

Classic interview - U2 guitarist reflects on the making of The Unforgettable Fire in 1985 interview

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