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ADAM12 MARCH 2002 1 MIN READ

Ambition Still Biting Nails of Success

Winning Grammy's is something you never get tired of, explains Adam asShowbiz Ireland talk to U2.

12 Mar 2002

Winning Grammy's is something you never get tired of, explains Adam asShowbiz Ireland talk to U2.

Last week Bono and the rest of U2 took time out after their appearance atthe Irish Music Awards for a chat with Ireland's biggest entertainmentwebsite, Showbizireland.com

Bono spoke openly about his ongoing battle to clear third world debt saying"It's going great but we are still at the bottom of a very steep incline.When I have to convince people that this is an emergency in the world,concerning HIV aids. It not really the moment to be debating these kinds ofthings when there is 25 million Africans who are HIV positive."

He continued "I think it's chronic and odd that I have to use the currencyof rock and roll to get this arguments out there but so be it."

The U2 singer also spoke out about the work he and the band have done closerto home in the North of Ireland."One of the great moments of our musical lives was playing the WaterfrontHall in Belfast. We agonized over that and said 'do people really need tohear U2 on their soap box over that referendum.' But, I'm really glad thatwe did. That was a turning point for this island. If the music community canplay even a tiny part in turning in the right direction, that's great."

Adam Clayton also spoke to ShowBizIreland.com about the bands recent successat the Grammy's in the US admitting the band never get tired of it beinghonored.

"Winning Grammy's is something you never get tired of. To be winning them atthis stage with the band, on our 11th or 12th record, is relevant. Or evenmore relevant than the Joshua Tree, when we first won a few. We enjoyed itand were happy to be a part of it."

Speaking about the band's continuing success The Edge admitted the band arestill hungry. "We have never lost that ambition. We are still trying to saythe things you want to say in ways that have never been heard before. It'san ongoing challenge. It is why we still work and it's why we still think wecan do it. We always think we can make the album that is in our heads andoccasionally we do."

Bono then spoke about where U2 came from and where they planned to go. "Weare a punk rock band. We just didn't want to play punk rock music and thesongs that we heard in our heads were odd melody's they were about unusualplaces. We did not have the equipment or the talent to get them on to thealbum. That is very humbling and you are waiting for an accident. Or asQuincy Jones would say 'you're waiting for god to walk through the room inorder to do some thing great.'"

He went on "It is shocking that we are in the studio today and we have a newengineer and he was a fan for 20 years. I just watched him as he watched us.It bewildered him as he watched and realized that these people are reallycrap when they are behind closed doors. I watched this dawn on him. He wasshocked."

Complete article and photos here.
www.showbizireland.com