The Story of U2: A teenage band becomes a global force with our guest U2 biographer Bradley Morgan

Описание: #u2 #musichistory U2 began as a band of barely-formed teenagers—two 14-year-olds and two 15-year-olds—at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, Ireland. Just 4 years later, they were signed to a major label, and not long after that, they were reshaping rock on a global scale with music driven by faith, politics, and social unrest. U2 would go on to sell more than 175 million albums, never standing still—shifting from raw post-punk urgency to towering arena anthems to daring electronic reinvention.

This is a band that survived by constantly changing. In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. The bizarre early incident that nearly ended U2 before it truly began
2. The heartbreaking childhood tragedies that shaped two of its members
3. The unlikely spiritual and political roots behind their lyrical mission
4. The global live performance the band openly hated—yet became legendary
5. The intense internal struggles over where their music should go next
6. How a frontman with barely a high school education became a global humanitarian voice

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Guest Bio:
Bradley Morgan, author of U2: Until the End of the World. Bradley also has a book U2's Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America about their breakthrough album, 1987's The Joshua Tree, a release that put them at the top of international album charts,