The Edge

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David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name Edge (or just Edge), is an Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of the rock band U2's lead guitarist.

He has appeared on 14 studio albums with the band as well as one solo.

The Edge has forged a minimalistic and textural style of playing as a guitarist.

The use of a rhythmic delay effect gives rise to a distinct sound that has become a trademark of U2's music. The Edge was born in England to a Welsh family and raised in Ireland after the Evans family immigrated there.

He formed a band with his classmates and elder brother Dik in 1976, which would progress to U2 in Mount Temple Comprehensive School.

The group began writing its own content inspired by punk rock's ethos and basic principles.

They became one of the most well-known bands of popular music in the 1990s, with albums such as 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1991's Achtung Baby.

The Edge has experimented with various guitar effects and injected influences from many genres of music into his own style, including American roots music, industrial music, and alternative rock over the years.

With U2, the Edge has also played keyboards, co-produced their 1993 debut Zooropa, and occasionally served as co-lyricist.

Morleigh Steinberg, the Edge's second wife, was introduced to the band by her collaborations. The Edge, both as a member of U2 and as an individual, has campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes.

He co-founded Music Rising, a charity that helps musicians impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

He has collaborated with U2 bandmate Bono on several projects, including songs for Roy Orbison and Tina Turner, and the soundtracks to the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and the Royal Shakespeare Company's London stage adaptation of A Clockwork Orange.

The Edge has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of U2 and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Several music magazines have rated the Edge among the top guitarists of all time.

Early life

David Howell Evans was born on August 8, 1961 at the Barking Maternity Hospital in Barking, Essex, as the second child of Welsh parents Garvin and Gwenda Evans. Both of his parents were from Llanelli. His father was an engineer who served on the local electricity board and later worked with Plessey Electronics. Richard (often called Dik) and a younger sister named Gillian, who is a cousin of actress Juliet Aubrey, are on the Edge. The family grew up in Chadwell Heath. Garvin was given a job that brought the family and the family to Dublin in 1962. The Edge used a Welsh accent at home and an Irish accent when he was outside, as he grew up in Dublin. "The reason for this dual identity was mainly to be understood by my peers, but also accepted," he later explained. He later expressed his dissatisfaction with his growing up in a Catholic world, and this may have played a part in his musical evolution. The Edge received his formal education at St. Andrew's National School in Malahide. He also took piano and guitar lessons as an adult, and he played with Dik. He was given his first guitar at the age of seven when his mother bought him a Spanish guitar. He didn't know how to tune it or hold it, but it was "less than a toy" but was intrigued by how cool it was. As his mother bought an old acoustic guitar at a jumble auction for a pound, the "first proper guitar" returned to the Evans household at the age of nine. He and Dik both experimented with this device, swapping the rusty wire strings for nylon ones and learning how to play it properly. "Me and my elder brother Dik both played it, plonking away, all rudimentary stuff, open chords, and all that," the Edge said in 1982.

Personal life

Evans was raised as a Protestant and became a member of Bono and Mullen, a non-denominational Christian group, as an adult.

On July 12, 1983, Evans married Aislinn O'Sullivan, his senior school classmate. Hollie (born 1984), Arran (born 1985), and Blue Angel (born 1989). The couple divorced in 1990, but were unable to get legally divorced because of Irish restrictions regarding annulment at the time; divorce was legalized in 1995; the couple legally divorced in 1996. Morleigh Steinberg, an American professional dancer who was employed by U2 as a choreographer and dancer on the Zoo TV Tour in 1993, began dating him. Sian (born 1997) and Levi (born 25 October 1999). In 2002, the couple were married.

In Malibu, California, Evans has been chastised for attempting to build five luxurious mansions on a 156-acre (63.13-hectare) plot. He was defeated 8–4 by the California Coastal Commission against his proposals. Following a $1 million gift from Evans and a promise to designate 100 acres of the property as open space for public footpaths, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy decided to remain neutral on the subject.

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Musical career

When the Evans brothers were at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin in 1976, they attended a meeting in response to an advertisement distributed by Larry Mullen Jr.'s noticeboard, requesting musicians to form a new band with him. Paul "Bono" Hewson and Adam Clayton were among the many other students who responded to the note, as well as Paul "Bono" Hewson and Adam Clayton. The band underwent many changes before becoming known as U2 in March 1978 (Richard Evans left before this to form another band, leaving his younger brother as the lead guitarist).

Evans was given the nickname "the Edge" by members of the Lypton Village surrealist street gang to which Bono belonged early in the band's history. The name is traditionally derived from Evans' head's angular shape. However, the name is uncertain, and other theories include a description of his guitar playing and his preference for not being fully involved and therefore staying on the edge of things.

In 1977, U2 began performing in small venues in Dublin, Ireland, but then moved to other venues. They appeared in December 1979 in London, and in 1980, they began extensive touring around the British Isles, some of which have since developed into a following. Boy, their debut album, was released in 1980.

The Edge came close to leaving U2 for religious reasons in 1981, but he decided to stay. He became involved with the Shalom Tigers, a group in which Bono and Mullen were also interested. He wrote a piece of music that later became "Sunday Bloody Sunday" shortly after deciding to remain with the band.

In addition to his regular appearance in U2, the Edge has performed with such artists as Johnny Cash, B. B. a. Tina Turner, Ronnie Wood, Jah Wobble, Holger Czukay, Jay-Z, and Rihanna. The Edge developed an understanding with Michael Brook (the maker of the infinite guitar) and collaborated with him on the score to Captive (1986). The soundtrack featured the song "Heroine," which was sung by a young Sinéad O'Connor.

The Edge has collaborated with U2 bandmate Bono on several live recordings outside of the company. They wrote the musical score for the Royal Shakespeare Company's London stage version of A Clockwork Orange, which opened in 1990. In addition, the pair wrote the eponymous theme song of the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, which was performed by Tina Turner. When they wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which opened in 2011, the Edge and Bono ventured into theatre for the second time. Reeve Carney's "Rise Above 1" single starring Bono and the Edge was released digitally from the musical's soundtrack. On July 28, 2011, the music video was released. On the song "We Are the People," which is the official song of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament and was released on May 2021, the Edge and Bono collaborated with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix.

The Edge produced the theme song for seasons one and two of The Batman, which aired in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

The Edge made its debut in the Davis Guggenheim-directed documentary film It Might Get Loud in 2008. The film explores the evolution of the electric guitar, focusing on the Edge, Jimmy Page, and Jack White's careers and styles. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2008.

The Edge appeared in the Sistine Chapel on 29 April 16, 2016 as part of the Angiogenesis Foundation's conference, making him the first rock artist to stage a concert at the venue.

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