The U2 guitarist on the scientific theory that connects us all, drawing on walls and the resurgence of Irish folk music
David Howell Evans, better known as U2 guitarist The Edge, was born in Barking, east London, in 1961 and grew up in Dublin. Since forming in 1976, U2 have released 14 studio albums including The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby and All That You Can’t Leave Behind. They are one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, and have won 22 Grammy awards and seven Brit awards. Songs of Surrender, a collection of 40 seminal U2 songs re-recorded and reimagined for 2023, is released on Island Records on 17 March. The Edge and his wife live in Dublin and LA.
