“Still my favourite”: The greatest rock lyric ever written, according to Bono
“It does not describe itself as poetry. It’s better.”
U2 Archives: 05/2026
The bands Eric Clapton called everything wrong with rock: “Incredibly detached”
Losing the path to the blues.
“Most of the other ones make me cringe”: the one U2 song Bono still loves
A bit more lighthearted than normal.
The musical world Bono always wanted to live in: “They brought swagger back”
Everything you could ask for.
The 1997 album that made Bono hate his own voice: “The singing isn’t very good”
Looking a lot more grim than before.
The 2000 album U2 used to destroy their old selves: “Reassess everything”
The beginning of a new chapter.
“Overwhelmed by your own ego”: The 1981 lyric Bono looks back on with regret
Got to start somewhere.