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...Larry Mullen who set the dream in motion. He posted a note on the bulletin board of Mount Temple, a public high school in Dublin, asking if there was anyone interested in forming a rock band. That was in 1976, and he was 14. Mullen had been playing drums since the age of nine...His parents finally gave him part of a set--made by a toy manufacturer and retailing for $15--at which young Larry happily flailed away until his father suggested he try to get a group together. The Saturday after the school notice went...
...Streets Have No Name, Stay (Faraway, So Close) and Walk On from All That You Can't Leave Behind achieve the impossible--becoming meaningful to millions of people--precisely because they are beautifully vague. "Bono did something recently that he probably shouldn't have done," says drummer Larry Mullen Jr. "He did a book as a favor for a friend of his in Ireland that 'explained' all the lyrics. I think that was a mistake because one of the most valuable things about his lyrics is that you can adapt them to any particular situation...
...Elevation tour, which played in excess of 100 sold-out nights to more than 2 million people in 2001, also took on a completely different feel after Sept. 11. "There was anger, rage, patriotism, sadness," says Mullen Jr. "Everything became frighteningly extreme." In recognition of the tragedy, U2 began projecting the names of fallen members of the New York City police and fire departments and the victims of the four fatal flights on screens and arena walls while they played One. "I have to say I wasn't sure about it at first," says bassist Adam Clayton. "It seemed like...
...real reason we haven't had intelligent, caring measures is because we haven't had the political will to do it," says Irish Examiner columnist and "Yes" campaigner Rónán Mullen. That may be changing. Though consensus on abortion itself may be impossible, everyone wants to reduce the abortion rate, and common ground can be found on preventive measures. "It's in everyone's interests," says pro-amendment independent Deputy Mildred Fox. She says that one step has already been taken, with the launch of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, set up by the Department of Health...
...thanked his supporters, Davis-Mullen, and the city of Boston. He also mentioned the tragedies of Sept. 11 and offered his prayers to the members of the armed services overseas. He also commended the emergency service personnel of Boston...