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Автор: Matt McGee
Год: 2008
Издание:
Omnibus Press
Страниц: 336
ISBN: 9781847721082
Here is the complete history of us told exactly as it happened in day-by-day diary format. As well as following the mid-1970's birth of the band to the present day in journal form, U2 Diary also includes new revelations and fresh insights into key moments of U2's development. Through interviews and extensive research, author Matt McGee sheds light on stories that include: U2's 1978 victory in a St. Patrick's Day talent contest, which led to their first studio session for CBS Records ("We were all dumbfounded when they won," says one of the other musicians in the contest). The band's involvement in an evangelical Christian group called Shalom in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Bono's visit to Central America in 1986, which led directly to several songs on "The Joshua Tree". The birth of Zoo TV on the island of Tenerife. U2's struggle to finish the "Pop" album, and its impact on Universal Music. Bono's...
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