Shortly after the release of 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb , I asked Bono about U2's place in contemporary music. "We're a wedding band now," he said decisively. Before I could inquire about availability and if the Edge knew the chord progressions on "Hava Nagila," he elaborated: "Our biggest accomplishment is that we've made a few songs people want to play during important moments in their lives. That's a very humbling thing ... If we're remembered as a great wedding band, I'll take it."
Dismiss it as a flourish of modesty or a side effect of middle age, but U2...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
