Hello, my name is The Edge, I was born on August 8th 1961 to Garvin and Gwenda Evans. I have one sister (Jill) and one brother, Dik, who was also a member of the early incarnation of U2 before leaving to join the Virgin Prunes. My Family moved to Ireland and settled in St. Mary Park Road, Malahide - north of Dublin. It was while there that I attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School and met the rest of the band.People often wonder why I go by "The Edge". Some say that it was due to my 'edgy' style of playing guitar, others say it was because I rarely became fully involved in things, preferring instead to remain 'on the edge'. What's your prediction?I learned guitar by playing over records. Rory Gallagher and Tom Verlaine were early influences, although the fledgling U2 covered anything from The Moody Blues to The Sex Pistols - in fact, it was the realisation that we were not a good cover band that forced us to write our own material. As a guitarist, I think of "doing the work of two", I like to fill every spare moment with guitar. I prefer to be someone who communicates something meaningful through my music in a way that means something to the listener, rather than the image of the stereotypical guitar hero.I am married with 2 children. My wife, Morleigh Steinberg, had been chosen as the belly dancer for part of the ZooTV tour, and in October 1997 we had a daughter Sian, and 2 years later my son Levi was born.
A recent Rolling Stone article brought my awareness to the world of possibilities on myspace & I look forward to meeting all of you.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I HAVE NOT APRROVED YOUR REQUEST AS A FRIEND. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF FRIEND REQUESTS SO HANG IN THERE IF YOUR NOT GETTING APPROVED!
I HAVE BEEN GETTING A MINIMUM 40 PAGES OF FRIEND REQUESTS A DAY! SO BEAR WITH ME! THANKS!-Edge
