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U2’s Larry Mullen reveals dyscalculia diagnosis: ‘I can’t count, I can’t add’

‘Counting bars is like climbing Everest,’ said drummer

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024

U2’s Larry Mullen Jr on his dyscalculia: Counting bars is like climbing Everest

The Irish musician revealed that he cannot count or add because of the learning difficulty.

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

When the band formed, they could barely play their instruments – then their guitarist bought a delay pedal and changed the sound of electric guitar forever

The Edge bought a delay just to fill out the sound out in U2 – it ended up all but defining them. But there's a trick to how to use it in tandem with your playing and make it sound huge

Guitar World · Dec 2, 2024

“I was really delving into the nuance of why a guitar sounds the way it does”: One of The Edge's personal Strats is up for auction for a good cause

The Edge Strat is expected to sell for $75,000, benefiting Venice Family Clinic's mission to fund critical healthcare services in LA

Guitar World · May 10, 2024

“There’s an early No Doubt song which might as well be full-on heavy metal, if you want to hear Gwen singing for Black Sabbath. And there’s an absolutely shredding solo!” No Doubt’s Tom Dumont names 10 guitarists (and one genre) that shaped his sound

The No Doubt and Dreamcar guitarist attempted two Rush songs at a seventh-grade talent show, chunked up on Black Sabbath and later named his son after Ace Frehley – but reggae got deepest into his heart

Guitar World · May 7, 2024

How to play Edge-style rhythm guitar with four unusual chords from U2 songs

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MusicRadar · May 4, 2024

“It's an elusive quality that hasn't been captured by modeling amps”: Steve Morse pinpoints the key traits that give tube amps the edge over their digital counterparts

Morse is a notable champion of the Kemper, but he's sticking to his ENGL tube amp for live shows for one key reason

Guitar World · May 2, 2024

“Edge smacked me. It was a full-on rumble.” The night that U2 guitarist The Edge punched Bono in the face onstage

U2's first US tour, in December 1980, was intense, not least when they stopped one show to brawl

Louder · Apr 16, 2024

"He knows very little about an awful lot, but it’s how he applies that knowledge - and it’s down to confidence, too": How Brian Eno became music's ultimate renaissance man

Producer, collaborator, hard-to-use synth champion, ambient maestro, app developer and chancer Brian Eno is certainly a pioneer, but of what? Well, how about everything?

MusicRadar · Apr 2, 2024

U2's Even Better Better Than The Real Thing live video showcases The Edge's UAFX amp pedals in full Vegas mode

The guitarist confirmed to us last year that he's using three UA amp modelling pedals for Fender and Vox tones at the Sphere

MusicRadar · Jan 30, 2024