U2
Subtitle: the definitive biography
By: John Jobling
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781250027894
Subjects: Rock musicians; Biography; U2 (Musical group)
Description: Takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics, and childhood friends, Jobling investigates the U2's most personal relationships and controversial business practices, delivering a vivid portrait that traces the rock phenomenon from its conception to post-punk champions to political crusaders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-353) and index.
Table of contents: title: Into the heart; title: Street mission; title: Fortune favors the bold; title: Boy meets man; title: A kind of religion; title: The battle cry; title: The professor and his students; title: The rising flame; title: The two Americas; title: The ground beneath their feet; title: Standing on the shoulders of giants; title: Achtung, Berlin!; title: Under an atomic sky; title: Staring into the flash; title: Billion-dollar dreams; title: The goal is $oul?; title: Love and money or else; title: The ecstasy of gold; title: The wrong compromise.