U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don't really know what we're doing and when we do, it doesn't seem to help.

I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation because Desmond Tutu demanded that the world respond to that situation.

Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.

In my view, the only thing worse than a rock star is a rock star with a conscience.

My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.

The great music for so many artists - the Beatles, the Rolling Stones - was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray.

It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.