The Two Americas

20 Mar 2017

'I change the lyrics all the time. Not just because I don't remember the original ones [laughs], but because I felt the first ones were just sketches a lot of the time. I'm proud of the thoughts behind the material, but sometimes not the expression of the language. So I do change all the time...'
 
Bono and Edge have been speaking with NPR's Steve Inskeep about ‘the mythic America and the real America’  and about 'the mood The Joshua Tree was made to capture.’
 
Follow this link to read more of their conversation and hit the audio button below to hear the radio version.
 

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