30 remarkable years: Why McGuinness has been good for U2

[sue4u2]

From atu2.com:

Hot Press, March 23, 2009
Olaf Tyaransen

Paul McGuinness talks about U2's new album, taxes, and the economy.

30 remarkable years: Why McGuinness has been good for U2 | U2 news article from @U2

 

[lazarus]

I'll refrain from my normal comments since he gave big props to Zooropa, and didn't mention Pop when they asked him about the band's biggest mistake.

 

[U2girl]

 

[MMP]

Interesting interview.
Always liked McG, but I guess we won't see SoA so soon.

 

[financeguy]

This is a good interview. Thanks for posting.

 

[Salome]

so the man is not the money obsessed freak even U2 fans make him out to be

good interview

 

[mikal]

but OMG!!11 i hait him cuz da band is popular!!11 i wish u2 were indie but im pissed cuz GOYB didnt do better on da radio!!!11

 

[VintagePunk]

Great interview, thanks for posting.

I've never gotten the whole McGuinness bashing. A manager's whole raison d'etre is to make money for the band, to make them successful, while allowing the band to follow their artistic vision, and as far as I can see, he's achieved that in spades.

Also, I think their 30+ year relationship is a testament to the type of person he must be. I know that some will disagree with me, but I strongly feel that in general, relative to the industry they're in, U2 have integrity, and it seems that the same integrity is required of anyone in their organization. Sure, there have been some minor screw-ups in their career along the way, and it sounds like he'd be the first to acknowledge that. But overall, I think he's a credit to the band.

 

[Salome]