What is the origin of the name U2 The Edge?

Answer 1

The band formed atsecondary school in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency, but by the mid-1980s, they had become a top international act. They were more successful as a live act than they were at selling records, until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree,[1] which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars".[2] In the 1990s, U2 responded to the dance and alternative rock revolutions and their own sense of musical stagnation by reinventing themselves musically and thematically, beginning with the album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour. Since 2000, U2 have pursued a more conventional rock sound that retains the influence of their previous musical explorations.

U2 have released 12 studio albums, with worldwide sales totaling more than 145 million records,[3][4] and they have won 22 GRAMMY Awards,[5] more than any other band.[6] In 2005, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone magazine listed U2 at #22 in its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.[7] Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE Campaign, Product Red, and Bono's DATA campaign.

Answer 2

The Edge from U2 was born on August 8, 1961 in England. His real name is David Howell Evans. He is best known for his work in the band U2 and has been called on the greatest guitarist of all time.

Answer 3

Dave Evans was nicknamed The Edge by Bono because of the sharp features of his face, but the name also applied to his sharp mind and the way he observes things 'from the edge'

Answer 4

around 1984