While Bono’s been off in Japan and Edge was playing auctioneer, the bassist has been taking a stab at Journalist.

Adam recently interviewed fellow Principle Management artist Paddy Casey about Casey’s new album. It was either a very short interview, or only some of it was posted online. Either way, you can read it on iLike:

Paddy’s interview with Adam Clayton of U2

It seems that every week or so, we see another list from a magazine or TV station that lists U2 as the “greatest” of something.

The most recent one, which was brought to my attention by @U2’s Marylinn Maoine, includes “Where the Streets Have No Name” as one of the Top 100 greatest guitar songs. You can find the whole list at the Rolling Stone site.

Though I agree that “Streets” is a worthy choice, my first pick by our heroes would’ve been “The Fly.”

What would your U2 guitar song pick be?

Seven years ago, I witnessed something I thought I would never see. Mild mannered Edge completely detroying a guitar on stage during “Gone” in Boston. The only other time a band member destroyed an instrument that I could recall was when Bono tore apart Larry’s drum kit at Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut on November 15, 1981.

To the best of my knowledge, Adam has not detroyed an instrument while onstage.

While on the topic of U2’s Boston shows in 2001, Carter Alan shared an anecdote with @U2 about the filming of the shows. Check it out in the latest @U2 Podcast.

I have a very good friend who’ll be joining his sweetheart in marriage in August. He’s asked me to come up with a list of good U2 songs to be played at the wedding.

For my wedding a few years back, we had the “Strung Out on U2″ disc playing prior to the ceremony. People who didn’t know U2’s music thought it was nice classical music while the fans in attendance got the inside joke.

I’ve been to a wedding where the happily married couple did their first dance to “One” - they didn’t realize the song was about breaking up. Oops. They were so excited to tell me their song choice because they knew I was a U2 fan…I didn’t have the heart to tell them the song’s real meaning.

Looking at the U2 Discography, I’d think Mysterious Ways would be good for the dance at the reception, as well as Slow Dancing. Anyone have any good suggestions?

Can you spot the rock star in the above photo?

The great Irish runner Eamonn Coghlan was interviewed on the RTE Late Late Show last Friday. During the chat, Eamonn shared a “Bono story.” He mentioned that when he returned to Ireland after competing in the 1976 Olympic Games, there was a lot of hoopla, including an autograph signing event at a sporting goods store in Dublin.

About nine years later, Eamonn was at the Meadowlands in New Jersey watching a U2 show. Afterwards, he met with the band and Bono told him that he had been among the fans who waited in line to get Eamonn’s autograph at that 1976 autograph signing event. Bono said that he had brought along his little nephew, who he carried on his shoulders.

Fast forward to this past year, Coghlan is doing research for a book he is writing about his life, going through old newspaper clippings saved by his mom, and he ran across the above photo from that 1976 signing. (That is the track star at left, with the rock-star-to-be staring right into the camera).

Sidenote: Would Bono have had a nephew that age in 1976? Not sure. I’m just retelling the story Eamonn told …

The RTE also showed the below shot of Eamonn with Bono and Adam, presumably taken at that Meadowlands show in 1985.

I’m not going to pretend I posted this for any reason other than to share that first shot of 16 (?) year old Bono, but if you are a fan of sports and/or Irishmen, I highly recommend watching the interview, too. Pretty interesting conversation.

(Thanks to Emmett for the tip !)

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