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I found this interview to Edge's father Garvin Evans on an Italian web magazine. Don't know if it has already been posted, it's from July of this year.

At some point in our life, we all dream of being a rock star. But we might ask ourselves what we are willing to sacrifice for greatness, and what is really driving us to be rock stars. Has your son made many sacrifices for music? How was he at the beginning of his career?

When the initial record contract with Island records was signed, David had already started an engineering degree course. However, once the future of the band had been secured, he left college and concentrated on the development of U2. The main sacrifices I suppose are a certain lack of privacy, and a great deal of hard work and long hours.

We don’t know the private side of the band personally, I mean when the curtain drops. This is usually a privilege for family and friends, who know the band as normal people. In this context, how was the relationship between you, your son and his music? There are songs that relate to particular moments spent together?

We have always got along very well together – which goes for all my three children – right from the time when they were very young, up to present time. We really did not have any so called ‘teenage’ problems, and I can honestly say we have never had the slightest disagreement that I can remember – ever. If that sounds too good to be true – well I guess we are lucky. Although Bono has written some lyrics that were addressed specifically to his occasionally difficult relationship with his Dad, there have been none involving me – as far as I know.

Certainly – when the band began to become famous – you and your wife have been concerned about your son’s future. What were your thoughts about your son being one of the biggest rock stars in the world? Was there anything in particular to be worried about?

I never really worried about the band. They all seem to have the ability to act sensibly, and they were always far too professional to get involved in any drugs scene, or overwild behaviour. Being married, and having the responsibility of children has probably helped, but they are pretty level headed anyway.

How many shows have you attended? Have you travelled a lot with your son? I guess there were moments when you were emotionally deeply touched standing in front of 80,000 people thinking: “this guy playing on the stage is my son!”

Yes indeed, my late wife and I have travelled extensively with the band when they have been on tour, and we always enjoyed the huge ‘buzz’ that goes with touring. Many of the management and crew have been with U2 for years, and in a way it is like a large extended family. The organisation that goes into the tours is incredible. I hope to go myself to some concerts in the upcoming tour.
When I see the proposed final itinerary I will decide. I am constantly being touched by how many fans the band has, and the high regard in which they are held. From my perspective, justifiably so.

We heard that in 1981, leading up to the October Tour, David came very close to leaving U2 for religious reasons, but he decided to stay. How has counted the religion in his life and in the lives of all of you?

Certainly Bono and Edge in particular, have very firm Christian beliefs, and they are always aware of that in all that they do. There was a crisis at the time you mention on the relationship between the band and the religious principles of Bono and Edge. I never enquired closely about it, as I consider matters of conscience of that nature to be very private. They resolved whatever difficulties were involved, and moved on. I am heaviiy committed to my Christian beliefs, as was my late wife, and probably some of that may have served to motivate David in that direction.

We know that David Evans had received guitar lessons with his brother Richard “Dick” Evans before they both answered an advertisement at their school, seeking musicians to form a band. This band went through several incarnations before emerging as U2 in March 1978, but Richard left the band just before the name changed. Does he have any regrets about this choice? When the family gets together for Christmas dinners, do you talk about what happened?

Richard is an academic. He was involved with the band as a hobby initially, and later on joined another group called ‘The Virgin Prunes’. I have never spoken to Richard about his feelings about having left U2 (he was deep into his university computer science degree when the band took off. He later went on to do a Doctorate of Engineering at Imperial College in London (which was my own Alma Mater), and he works in that field still. There seems little point in getting involved in – ‘what might have been’ – I would find that sort of ‘if what’ conjecture pointless.
Just get on with your life, and try and be the best you can, is the right way to go as far as I am concerned.
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inutile | Intervista a Garvin Evans, il papà di The Edge degli U2
 
And this is the addiction to U2!

"DB: We started doing the song and I've never heard -- I mean, I've performed in Madison Square Garden before that -- but I'd never heard a whole 22,000-seat place sing at the same time you were. The sound was absolutely immense. Everybody was singing along with us. It takes a lot for me to get chills, but I had chills running up and down my spine because of the interaction that was going on there. You had to be there to really feel it ... it was an unbelievable musical experience."
 
kassandra said:
And this is the addiction to U2!

"DB: We started doing the song and I've never heard -- I mean, I've performed in Madison Square Garden before that -- but I'd never heard a whole 22,000-seat place sing at the same time you were. The sound was absolutely immense. Everybody was singing along with us. It takes a lot for me to get chills, but I had chills running up and down my spine because of the interaction that was going on there. You had to be there to really feel it ... it was an unbelievable musical experience."
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Yep. That's why you HAVE to go to the live show. It's like a family reunion and a religious pilgrimage rolled into this amazing experience. I have yet to get through a show without dissolving into tears multiple times. :love:

Also: YAY FOR OCT 30TH! Even though it's a soundtrack song and not a new single or new album news, it is NEW MUSIC. :hyper:
 
chork said:
Let us pause for a moment and be thankful for the tightness of those trousers. :pray:
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Rhiannon64 said:
:combust::giggle:
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Which trousers? :hmm: These trousers?? :shifty:

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Those trousers don't look at all pleasant to wear. Thousands of little spermatozoa die every time he bends at the knee!
 
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Bono from U2 sends note to Anant Singh "Our band is very honoured to be a small part of the project." He wrote song Ordinary Love for film.
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The movie Long Walk To Freedom premiers in South Africa tonight.
 
ONE is tweeting from #AMLF2013 where Bono was speaking earlier today:

ONE ‏@ONEinAfrica

ONE co-founder #Bono is in Ethiopia to present the #ONEAfricaAward at #AMLF2013. All delegates welcome, please join us at 2.45pm.
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ONE co-founder Bono speaking now at #AMLF2013: 'The world is waking up to how wealthy Africa is, not just its resources but its people'
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Bono speaking at #AMLF2013: 'We need you the media to use your professional insight to turn information into knowledge'
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'Corporate and gvt corruption is killing more kids than any disease. There is a vaccine and it's transparency' Bono live at #AMLF2013
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'We used to be the 'get the cheque people' and we still are, but now we are also the 'follow the money people' Bono live at #AMLF2013
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'Ethiopia has a story worth telling - businesses creating jobs, activists campaigning & the gvt's success in halving extreme poverty' Bono
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I posted this in EYKIW and thought I'd post it here as well.

MoMA will be showing the premiere of two films highlighting the Amnesty concerts on Tuesday, December 10th in NYC.

Here's the link: The Human Rights Concerts
The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan will present the New York Premieres of ¡RELEASED! - a new 93-minute film of highlights from the concerts and LIGHT A CANDLE! - the 40-minute documentary about the history of the series. The MoMA Premiere takes place on International Human Rights Day - that this year commemorates the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland attended the LA premiere. Wonder if NY will see any special guests.:hmm:

It seems as tho Peter Gabriel's footage is also included.
MoMA | MoMA Premiere: ¡RELEASED! Highlights from the Human Rights Concerts
 
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