• Music
  • 12 Nov 14
High Flying Words - Hot Press meets U2
High Flying Words - Hot Press meets U2
Olaf Tyaransen
Olaf Tyaransen

When U2 released their latest album Songs of Innocence free on iTunes, it sparked a furious and often heated debate. But after 30 million downloads and close to 100 million listens, the attention is finally shifting to the music. On the way to a TV show in Germany, Hot Press caught up with Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry...

Sitting comfortably beside Hot Press in a plane taxiing down a Luton Airport runway, U2 guitarist The Edge – passport name: David Howell Evans – is strapping on his seatbelt and discussing his many years of air travel.

Songs of Innocence is out now on Island Records. See hotpress.com for more exclusive U2 content

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