The job of art is to chase ugliness away.

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.

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

The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart.

Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it

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

The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is something I do well.