I remember how my mother would bring us to chapel on Sundays... and my father used to wait outside. One of the things that I picked up from my father and my mother was the sense that religion often gets in the way of God. For me, at least, it got in the way.

It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.

U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.

The most powerful idea that's entered the world in the last few thousand years - the idea of grace - is the reason I would like to be a Christian.

In my dream, I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim

It's much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won't keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty, I don't know how U2 will stay relevant. I know we've got a future. I know we can fill stadiums. And yet with every record, I think, 'Is this it? Are we still relevant?'