Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.
It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio with my band. That's where I want to be and I still wake up in the morning with melodies in my head.
Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it's mad that people like me are listened to - you know, rap stars and movie stars.
Rock music is niche.
God's Spirit moves through us and the world at a pace that can never be constricted by any one religious paradigm.
God's Spirit moves through us and the world at a pace that can never be constricted by any one religious paradigm. I love that.
Politeness is, you know, is a wonderful thing. Manners are in fact, really important thing. But remember, Jesus didn't have many manners as we now know.
Sub-Saharan Africa is also home to 400 million of the world's poorest people.
What's so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they're being gospel and songs of praise, they are also the blues.
It's much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won't keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty, I don't know how U2 will stay relevant. I know we've got a future. I know we can fill stadiums. And yet with every record, I think, 'Is this it? Are we still relevant?'
I believe that Jesus was, you know, the Son of God. And I understand that... we need to be really, really respectful to people who find that ridiculous and... preposterous.
As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.
In my view, the only thing worse than a rock star is a rock star with a conscience.
Rock stars are good at making noise.
It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.
My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.
My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love.
U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don't really know what we're doing and when we do, it doesn't seem to help.
Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
I really have had to swallow my own prejudice at times.
