WE’RE NOT WORTHY
A LIFE IN PICTURES
EVANS ABOVE
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Roger Kisby, Ward Robinson
DAVE EVANS STILL REMEMBERS HIS FIRST electric guitar, the one he watched his older brother Dick build in their family’s north Dublin garden shed. Two years later, Dave, by then known as Edge, along with the other three members of U2 spent the summer of 1978 in that same shed, rehearsing songs for their breakthrough demo tape.
“His attention to detail is incredible. He’s like a scientist – always in search of the unknown. And the way he supports the top line in a song – he’s the master. On top of that, as a rhythm guitarist, he could have played with James Brown, he’s that good. Just listen to Mysterious Ways. And he’s an amazing downhill skier.”
THE POST-PUNK PARVENU
“It was this gaudy yellow, Flying V kind of guitar, but it worked,” says The Edge. “I think there was a competition at school, so Dick took it as a sort of science project. I was in charge of helpful suggestions and encouragement. We both played it a lot.”
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