Christians, guitarist The Edge and vocalist Bono even considered ending the band even before she was successful; understand
Issues involving 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 Abrantesex-Raimundosit is a classic example.
In the case of U2However, it came even before fame and without any member having some kind of later epiphany with Jesus Christ. The guitarist The Edge and the vocalist Bono There are already practicing Christians and had faith as important in their lives. To the point of wondering whether rock would be an appropriate “environment” to live and have a career.
In the official biography of the band, U2 by U2 (2005), The Edge summarizes the dilemma that affects the thinking of both in the early 1980s, when the first internal questions came:
“On the one hand, we tried to be the most true spiritually possible and, on the other hand, we wanted to be in the best rock band N ‘Roll we could have. So there was an element of uncertainty in the future.”
Critical moment
The situation reached the most critical point after the release of the debut album, Boy (1980), and before the second work, Octber (1981). According to Bono, The Edge even gave up the band and wanted to drop everything.
“The Edge left the band. But he didn’t tell the band, just told me, and I wasn’t interested in being in the band if he wasn’t. He said, ‘What we’re doing is great, but there’s another world out there and it’s his want 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 did not, in fact, leave the U2. But it was close:
“In fact, I didn’t leave the band. But there was a two -week period when I put everything on hold and said, ‘Look, I can’t continue with my conscience in this band at the moment. So hold on all. I just want to leave and think about it. I just need a few weeks to reevaluate where I’m going and if I can really commit to this band or if I will have to give up. Being in a band. It is a contradiction and you have to follow one way or another. ‘
Who solved the situation of U2
The band was not yet a commercial phenomenon as it would be, but it was growing and already had its commitments, which could not be canceled.
It was up to the entrepreneur Paul McGuinness be the wisest and most pragmatic. At the time, she explained to the pupils how things funned in the phonographic industricr – and that God would have to expect.
“I said, ‘Look, honestly, if God had something to say about this tour, he should have raised his hand a little before, because, in the meantime, we hired a big team and make commitments to people, and in my opinion you are forced to fulfill them.”
Continuity and Success
THE U2 moved on and in 1983 launched Waryour first album to reach the top of the charts in the United Kingdom. The band has maintained their spirituality over time, mixing themes of socio-political nature with the most personal letters here and there.
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Source: Rollingstone
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