The U2 Philosophy
I find myself feeling the same emotions in this stage of U2's career as I did when The Joshua Tree exploded onto the scene: alternately proud and despairing. Back then, I was half thrilled that more people would finally pay some attention to them because they were good, damn it, and they deserved it. But I was also fearful and sad about the potential backlash and all the other downsides that larger fame can bring. (Not to mention selfishly concerned about the fact that there'd be no more chances to see them in small venues...at least for a long time to come.)
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Perhaps I'm worried too much and this attention is really like the kind of scholarly attention Buffy has received - which hasn't reduced Buffy in the eyes of the wider world in the least (or so it seems to me). Do you have any thoughts on this recent spate of attention U2 has been getting? Do you think it's been good or bad for the band, for the fans, for the previously unitiated - or has it had no true affect at all?
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Perhaps I'm worried too much and this attention is really like the kind of scholarly attention Buffy has received - which hasn't reduced Buffy in the eyes of the wider world in the least (or so it seems to me). Do you have any thoughts on this recent spate of attention U2 has been getting? Do you think it's been good or bad for the band, for the fans, for the previously unitiated - or has it had no true affect at all?