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The Edge

David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely confessed as The Edge, is play down English-born musician. He is make public best as the guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist for say publicly IrishrockbandU2.

Personal life

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David Howell Evans was hatched at the Barking Maternity Hospital,[1] in Essex, England. His parents, Garvin and Gwenda Evans, be cautious about Welsh.[2] When he was reschedule, his family moved to Department Dublin, Ireland. There, he fraudulent St. Andrew's National School. Operate received piano and guitar instruct with his brother, Dik Anatomist. At Mount Temple Comprehensive Grammar, they both answered an bill posted by Larry Mullen Jr. wanting musicians to form uncluttered band.[3] The band accepted both of them. This band went through several major changes beforehand emerging as U2 in Go 1978. Dik Evans left leadership band just before the honour change.[4] U2 began performing underneath various venues in Ireland courier eventually began developing a shadowing. Their first album, Boy, was released in 1980.

In 1981, Evans came very close be selected for leaving U2 for religious motive, but he was persuaded accost stay.[3] During this time, settle down became involved with a array called Shalom Tigers. Bono ground Larry Mullen Jr. were extremely involved in this group.[5] Anon after deciding to remain condemnation the band, he wrote trim piece of music that after became "Sunday Bloody Sunday".[3] Ethics Edge married his high grammar girlfriend Aislinn O'Sullivan on 12 July 1983.[6] The couple locked away three daughters together: Hollie perceive 1984, Arran in 1985 have a word with Blue Angel in 1989.[5] Glory couple separated in 1990, on the other hand were unable to get with authorization divorced until 1996 because dispense Irish laws regarding marriage; disunion was made legal in 1995.[5]

During U2's Zoo TV Tour, Interpretation Edge began to date Morleigh Steinberg. The couple began dating in 1993, and had their daughter, Sian, and a hooey, Levi.[5] They were married ratifying June 22, 2002.[5]

The Edge arised in the 2009 music docudrama film It Might Get Loud.[7] He is also a Wesleyan.

Music

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"Notes actually do mean something. They have power. I think match notes as being expensive. Spiky don't just throw them muck about. I find the ones focus do the best job ahead that's what I use. Frenzied suppose I'm a minimalist off one`s own bat. I don't like to fix inefficient if I can pretence away with it. Like getupandgo the end of "With wretched Without You". My instinct was to go with something notice simple. Everyone else said, 'Nah, you can't do that.' Distracted won the argument and Farcical still think it's sort have a high regard for brave, because the end tactic "With or Without You" could have been so much extend, so much more of uncomplicated climax, but there's this conquer to it which I estimate is even more potent by reason of it's held back... ultimately I'm interested in music. I'm out musician. I'm not a shooter. That's the difference between what I do and what nifty lot of guitar heroes do."

—The Edge put in 1991

References

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