The Edge

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Music, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

U2’s The Edge is one of only a handful of guitarists who's as recognizable as his band’s wildly successful frontman. U2 has been playing together since 1976, when they were all teenagers in Dublin. Nearing their 50-year anniversary as a band, U2 just released their latest album, Songs of Surrender—a 40-track collection of reimagined and stripped down songs that span the entirety of their catalog.

On today’s episode Rick Rubin talks to The Edge about his theory behind the band’s longevity. The Edge also shares stories about writing U2 classics like “New Year’s Day” and “Where The Streets Have No Name.” And he explains why Bono singing at the top of his range can be a bit much.

You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite U2 songs HERE.

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1:07.3	After about four to five years of recording, broken record, Rick decided he wanted to talk
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1:28.0	You two's the edge is one of only a handful of guitars as famous as his band's frontman.
1:34.6	The edge and bono have been together as you two sense their early days as teenagers in
1:39.2	Dublin.
1:40.7	They started the band in 1976 and in the years since, they've become one of the biggest
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