Researching

I’m barely an hour into the discography-type research to make sure I have all the releases in the book, all the release dates correct, and so forth … and now this: Aaron, whom I trust implicitly, says October was released on October 20, 1981. U2.com says it was released in September, 1981 (see red text […]

There are certain U2 facts that have been repeated and reported enough that we assume they’re accurate. One of these is the idea that U2 signed with CBS Ireland in March, 1979. That’s mentioned in several magazine articles and other places, and up until a few moments ago it was in U2 Diary, too. But […]

Have a look at this article: U2’s Unforgettable Fire (Part 1) Specifically, scroll down to the April 12, 1985, entry. I looked it up, and Christy Turlington would’ve been 16; Naomi Campbell would’ve been 14. There’s just no way. I’m gonna assume that’s a typo or some such thing. Plus, in U2 by U2, Bono […]

I find it very easy to get lost in the details of this book. I can spend an hour or two hunting down some obscure date or fact before realizing … It’s okay if you don’t solve that mystery. It’s not that important. I force myself to limit those wild goose chases by focusing on […]

My account of 1995 just improved tenfold thanks to Brian Eno. I’m in the midst of reading all the old Propaganda magazine articles that we have in the @U2 news archive, and I just got done with this: Eno’s Dear Diary It has a lot more detail on the phone calls and visit from Luciano […]