October 24th, 2008
It’s driving me a little batty to know that so many people have the book before me, but when I see awesome reviews like the one Marie in Coventry (UK) wrote on Amazon.com, I don’t mind at all that you guys are getting your copies already. 
It’s well worth it’s cost and will take pride of place on my bookshelf next to U2 Show,U2 by U2 and U2andI by Anton Corbijn. Top marks for both content and beautiful presentation. But, I ask myself? how am I ever going to find the time to absorb all this information?
Heheheeee. Thanks, Marie. Very kind of you.
I know there will be negative reviews of the book, and I’m almost certain the general (music) press won’t “get it”, so it’s a great feeling to see things like Marie’s review above.
Meanwhile, my copies of the book are being shipped today from England, so I should have them in a week or two. Patience……
Matt |
Reviews & Feedback |
October 22nd, 2008
Declan M. just emailed with great news: Amazon UK has U2 - A Diary in stock, and has started shipping it out to people who pre-ordered. SUH-WEEEEEEET!
Awesome news, very exciting … only downside is that many of you will see the book before me. But that’s okay. I’ll live. (Amazon.com doesn’t appear to have its stock yet; must still be on the way from the UK to its North American warehouses.)
Thanks for the news, Declan — I hope you (and everyone else) enjoy the book!
Matt |
The Book |
October 17th, 2008
If those 14 interviews I did a couple weeks ago weren’t enough, here’s a longer and more in-depth conversation you might like:
U2tour.de: Interview with Matt McGee
Here’s a little bit of it:
U2tour.de:
How many fans helped to write the book and sent their stories in to you?
Matt:
Hundreds! I don’t have an exact count, but there are close to 200 fans listed in the acknowledgments, and I’m sure I left some out. I received more than a thousand emails from all over the world while I was working on the book. The fans were amazing. The book is so much better because of their help. And I have to thank you and your team especially for the emails you sent with good information. Your web site was also a big help — the tour date archive, the video archive, and much more.
Bjorn and Hans and Flo and the whole gang at U2tour.de really seem like good guys. I hope to get the chance to meet them someday. Thanks for doing an interview with me about the book, guys.
Matt |
Promotion |
October 16th, 2008
U2 - A Diary was the main topic of discussion last weekend when we recorded the “roundtable” segment of the @U2 podcast. The five of us at the (virtual) roundtable were Sherry Lawrence, Jennifer Tomooka, Jaime Rodriguez, Mark Stevens, and yours truly — and we had a fun, loose conversation about the book (with several off-topic tangents and lots of laughter).
You can catch it here: @U2 Podcast Edition 4-7
If you’re new to podcasts, you might think you need an iPod or some other mp3 player to listen, but that’s not true. Just click the link above, and on that page, click the gray button that says “pod” on it, or click the blue link at the bottom that says “ATU2_OCT_08_Podcast_Master_MP3.mp3″ and you should be able to listen to it right in your web browser.
Matt |
Promotion |
October 12th, 2008
Thanks to Flo (from U2tour.de) for this news from Amazon Germany: People who have pre-ordered U2 - A Diary are being told to expect the book between November 1 and November 4:
So that target date is now pretty much the same as the North American target date.
I’ll do my best to keep you posted. And please let me know if you get an update from wherever you’ve pre-ordered. Thanks!
Matt |
The Book |
