The View Presents: The Edge

In ‘The View Presents… The Edge’ the guitarist talks about the responsibilities of fame, creativity and the band’s longevity.

Commenting on how U2 have remained so cohesive a unit over 30 years, he says: “Maybe it’s because we were friends before we were a band. So in a sense the friendships were solid, so when it came to those moments of conflicts or difficulty, we kind of were able to skirt around the big conflicts and diffuse the situation and so we’re operating in pretty much the same way now as we always did.”



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U2 back in town

Some days we break-our-balls searching for celebs to snap, other days, the photos just fall into our lap. Thanks to the keen eye of an avid reader of ShowBiz Ireland; a punter turned paparazzo when he spotted Bono having a Guinness with The Edge last Sunday…We’ve been saying it for years: anyone with a digital [...]

The Richest of the Rich

THE Sunday Independent in Ireland published its annual list of who’s making what over there, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, U2 top the list of wealthiest entertainers, with a healthy bank balance of €900 million. Nice! “The band, which has traditionally split earnings equally among Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, the Edge and manager Paul McGuinness, has begun to divide up its vast portfolio among their respective families,” says the Indo. Clearly, the relatives won’t have any financial worries in the future!

Coming in second is Michael Flatley, who’s said to have €590 million to his name. Chicago-born Flatley resides full time at his Castlehyde mansion in Co. Cork with wife Niamh and son Michael Junior. “He has a wide range of investments,” says the paper. Putting it mildly! (more…)

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