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A Collection of Ultra-Early U2 Interviews (We’re Talking 1979-81, People)

If you’re a hardcore U2 fan, you’ll love this SoundCloud page that features super-early interviews with U2.  It includes this Irish national radio interview from August 1979.

http://youtu.be/K9FlKqCspeg

Back then, they sounded like this.  Damn, this could be a Joy Division song.

http://youtu.be/ebE5BYikE6A

These day, Bono appears at things like this massive advertising industry event where he prospected for companies to help him with his AIDS campaign.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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