When Jesus Christ almost made an end U2

Christians, guitarist The Edge and singer Bono have even thought of ending the band even before being successful; understand

The issues that involve music and religion, or vice versa, have always raised dilemmas in rock, especially when a certain artist becomes and decides to abandon their career to seek spirituality. In Brazil, Rodolfo Abrantesformer-RaimundosIt is a classic example.

In case of U2However, it also arrived before fame and without any member having a sort of subsequent epiphany with Jesus Christ. The guitarist The edge and the singer Bono There are already practicing Christians and they had faith as important in their life. To the point of wondering if Rock would be an appropriate “environment” to live and have a career.

In the official biography of the band, U2 of U2 (2005), The edge summarizes the dilemma that affects the thought of both in the early 80s, when the first internal questions arrived:

“On the one hand, we tried to be the most true spiritually possible and, on the other side, we wanted to be in the best rock n ‘roll band that we could have. So there was an element of uncertainty in the future.”

Critical moment

The situation reached the most critical point after the debut album release, Lad (1980), and before the second work, Ocber (1981). According to Bono, the edge even gave up the band and wanted to abandon everything.

“The edge left the band. But he did not tell the band, he only told me, and I was not interested in being in the band if he was not. He said:” What we are doing is fantastic, but there is another world out there and it is his desire to be part. And the real healing for the evils of the world is not in a post-punk band. “

The edge minimizes the episode and considers that he has not left the U2. But it was close:

“In fact, at the moment I did not leave the band. But there was a two weeks period in which I put everything waiting and I said: ‘Look, I can’t continue with my conscience in this band at the moment. So keep everything. I just want to leave and think about it. I only have a few weeks to re -evaluate a way or if I really go to commit myself to a band.

Who has solved the U2 situation

The band was not yet a commercial phenomenon as it would have been, but was growing and already had its commitments, which could not be deleted.

Was to the entrepreneur Paul McGuinness Be the wisest and pragmatic. At the time, he explained to the pupils how things had fun in the Industricr phonograph – and that God should have expected.

“I said: ‘Listen, honestly, if God had something to say on this tour, he should have raised his hand a little earlier, because, in the meantime, we have made a great team and make commitments for people and, in my opinion, you are forced to satisfy them.”

Continuity and success

THE U2 has passed and in 1983 it was launched WarYour first album to reach the top of the rankings in United Kingdom. The band has maintained their spirituality over time, mixing socio-political topics with the most personal letters here and there.

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Source: Terra

Earl

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