Is there some hope of denting American political apathy?
Bono: Well, your first reason for being onstage is not to effect change in the political climate of a country. I like to think that U2 have already contributed to a turnaround in thinking. Edge: And if we have, it’s not even the point, is it really? You don’t write a song because you think it’s going to change somebody. You write a song because that’s the way you feel. Adam: You write a song because something hurts. Look at social change within America; that came from the Delta areas, the plantations. A lot of the change in America is rooted in just blues music. That was what people listened to and it was the protest music of the time. Bono: You see, I don’t think it’s up to bands to have their politics and point of view worked out. I don’t think it’s up to me as a singer to have answers. I just think it’s important to put questions. I don’t know of a rock ‘n’ roll band that ever offered up answers and I think it’s wrong for pop stars to be politicians. I like the idea of Jim Morrison
