Bono’s writing words in a way he hasn’t done up until now and he’s singing in a way he hasn’t done up until now. He’s so much better as a singer now. And we’re listening to different things, we’re getting more interested in the classical songwriters, country singers and stuff. It’s all relative to our interest in America. It’s like we really didn’t discover our Irishness until we travelled out of Ireland and then you go to America and find yourself totally alienated by it. Then, slowly you realise there are different levels to it. The Edge, à propos de The Joshua Tree