U2 by U2: (E) (First Printing)
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Entertainment, 2006
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Books of Eli, Birmingham, United KingdomThe Books of Eli
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First edition, First Printing. Near fine book, in a near fine DW. "U2 by U2 is an autobiography written by the members of Irish rock band U2, first published in 2006, edited by Neil McCormick. It portrays the story of U2 in their own words and pictures.".
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- Title
- U2 by U2: (E) (First Printing)
- Author
- U2
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Entertainment
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0007196687
- ISBN 13
- 9780007196685
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 83 ounces
- Dimensions
- 11x2x13
“I always thought the job was to be as great as you could be.” – Bono.
This is the story of U2, in their own words and pictures. It is the only authorised, fully comprehensive guide to the biggest band in the world.
Told with wit, insight and astonishing candour by the band themselves and manager Paul McGuinness, with pictures from their own archives, ‘U2 By U2’ allows unprecedented access into the inner life of the greatest rock band of our times. Bad haircuts, worse hangovers, prayer meetings and wild parties, encounters with presidents and popes, intimate accounts of the creation of all their classic songs, it is all here in a beautifully-presented book overseen by the band with the same passion for substance, style and immaculate attention to details familiar from their musical career.
“We wore it as a stubborn badge of pride that we weren’t prepared to fall into line with every other group and take the fashionable stance of the day. We were uncool because we were hot, we just erupted as a live band.” – The Edge
In 1975, four teenagers from Mount Temple School in Dublin gathered in a crowded kitchen to discuss forming a band. The drum kit just about fit into the room, the lead guitarist was playing a homemade guitar, the bassist could barely play at all and nobody wanted to be the singer. Over thirty years later, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jnr are still together, bound by intense loyalty, passionate idealism and a relentless belief in the power of rock and roll to change the world.
"We are trying to pin down something elusive, something that represents where we are, emotionally, physically, spiritually, but is also fresh and exciting. If it is not absolutely the best it can be, then why bother?" – Adam Clayton
"I have read a lot of rubbish about U2. Whenever I see us described in some mythic sense as masters of our own destiny, it makes me laugh. Being in U2 is more like riding a runaway train. We are just ordinary guys, hanging on to this thing for our lives." – Larry Mullen Jnr
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About the Author
Neil McCormick, U2’s amanuensis, is one of the UK’s leading music journalists. Neil attended Mount Temple School in Dublin with Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry and witnessed U2’s first ever performance. He has followed their career ever since, as a fan, friend and occasional critic. Neil writes a weekly newspaper column for the Daily Telegraph. He is a regular pundit on BBC television and radio. Neil is author of the best-selling memoir I Was Bono's Doppelganger, aka Killing Bono.
Art Director Steve Averill has worked with U2 since their inception, firstly offering advice based on his role as a member of The Radiators from Space and then, in a more lasting role, as designer and art director of Four5One Creative he works with a design team that includes fellow long-time U2 designer Shaughn McGrath and the book’s designer Gary Kelly.
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