U2's The Edge

ha. If your surname is 'Edge' then why not name one of your kids 'The', eh?

(I mean that it's surprising I had never come across his real name, as that Onion piece notes he's done a remarkable job of making sure that he is forever known as The Edge and nothing but The Edge.)

I guess not everyone knows, but I was a bit of a U2 nerd in high school.

Bono's real name is Paul Hewson, btw.

Yeah but what do they sign their checks?

adam clayton's real name is simply "Tower"

So do you think his driver's license says "The Edge"?

Edge, The

larry mullin jr.'s real name is "dolores"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/06/the-edge-loses-coastal-commission-vote-8-4.html

"In 38 years of this commission's existence, this is is one of the three worst projects that I've seen in terms of environmental devastation," Peter Douglas, the agency's executive director, said. "It's a contradiction in terms -- you can't be serious about being an environmentalist and pick this location" given the effects on habitat, land formation, scenic views and water quality.

ha! good.

this was surprising as i thought he would get his way.

score one for the good side.

hell of a blues player
― Mark (MarkR), Monday, July 10, 2006 7:11 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark

Thank goodness the Malibu coast will not be sullied by the presence of large mansions.

Evans' house is planned as a 12,785-square-foot contemporary abode, called "Leaves in the Wind," so named for the undulating green roof meant to emulate fluttering leaves.

Designer home! http://www.leavesinthewind.com/

oh ffs

jaysus

I wouldn't say the Edge has much influence on the shoegaze movement. He's much more in line with Michael Brook and Flood and Youth and other european production-oriented musicians than Ride or MBV or (early) Lush. Sure, with all the energy of U2, the Edge starts to seem a bit more like Kevin Shields, but I don't think that's a fair comparison to Shields' crazy genius.

Anyway, here's a great album by the Edge and Michael Brook, with Sinead O'Connor doing vocal work on the standout track. To me, this is more Edge than U2:

http://www.discogs.com/EdgeWith-Michael-Brook-Captive/master/33357

just go away!:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/08/u2-rocker-the-edge-sues-coastal-panel-over-malibu-project.html

The action "denied [the owners] any economically viable use of their properties and will establish a sweeping new basis for denying other landowners the ability to use their properties in California," the landowners said in a statement.

Despite the Edge's assertion that the homes would meet the highest environmental standards and would be designed to minimize effects on views and natural resources, the project has sparked intense controversy. Critics say the project would destroy sensitive habitat and pave the way for more development.

Among other contentions, the owners say the commission's staff incorrectly claimed that the properties were under common ownership and therefore had to be considered as a single project. The suits assert that the properties are under separate ownership. Coastal commissioners stated at the June 16 hearing that the Edge had initially talked to them about his dreams for a sustainable, unified development.

At this point I can only imagine he's suing since he's already made considerable investments in the project. Still, he's the fucking Edge. Go buy an island somewhere and so whatever you want with it. Erect giant statues of Bono to (further) confuse future humans/aliens.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-edge-malibu-20151210-story.html

U2 guitarist the Edge can go forward with building five homes on a rugged Malibu ridge after the California Coastal Commission unanimously approved his controversial project at its meeting in Monterey on Thursday.

Evans' architects made significant changes to the plan in order to win approval. As a result, the commission's staff recommended that the permits be granted.

Jack Ainsworth, the commission's senior deputy director, indicated that approval could have come more quickly.

"If they would have followed our direction 10 years ago, they'd be having Christmas dinner in their house," he said during the meeting.

The five homes that will be built — each more than 10,000 square feet in size, with its own swimming pool — now will be more tightly clustered together on a lower plateau. Their exterior colors have been planned to help them blend into the surroundings, with reduced visibility from below, and greater attention was given to reducing the destruction of sensitive habitat.

Evans also agreed to dedicate 140 acres of the property in the Sweetwater Mesa area of Malibu as open space, with a public hiking and equestrian easement linking to the Coastal Slope Trail.

The project still will need to go through additional permitting in the city of Malibu and Los Angeles County.

Heal the Bay, for instance, asked the commission in a letter to approve only one to three homes on the property.

"This development requires extensive and significant infrastructure, which would cause unmitigable impacts to a biologically sensitive area and our coastal zone environment," wrote Katherine Pease, a watershed scientist for the nonprofit environmental group.

Please, all of u2, take your fortunes and fame and go away forever.

He's still after that bullshit?

He could just build one house and process it through a few delay pedals.

"If they would have followed our direction 10 years ago, they'd be having Christmas dinner in their house,"

I'd imagine being Malibu's coastal commission senior deputy director probably gets to enjoy telling the rich and powerful to get bent.

5 houses but still no hair.

on a rugged Malibu riedge

fixed

He could just build one house and process it through a few delay pedals.

― Josh in Chicago, Friday, December 11, 2015 4:37 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

House music?

My wife - bless - just now found out that U2's guitarist is called "The Edge." She was suitably incensed, approx 35 years too late.

Must admit I watched some of the Paris show on HBO. I kept wondering how much of the ticket sales and U2 donations in general were going to help the families of the victims and to work with other worthy causes there. Probably not much.

Oh, the Edge still wears his winter hat all the time, and played some piano in addition to guitar. Bono was egocentric mostly, although they added video screen footage of locations hit by Isis, and let Eagles of Death Metal do 2 songs.

He should go back to the hunting cap with ear flaps or whatever he was wearing in the New Year's Day video.

Don't know how many years on but still bring the ROFLs...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5DU4_IFLgMY/VVYqz-I7spI/AAAAAAAAGQs/AxuBoUcuGlE/w640-h360/wY7Wu7f.gif

exactly

https://i.imgur.com/6amJt5J.jpeg

lol boston edge

With Or Without Q

lmao

otm

the master of echo chamber delay