U2, which has been a post-punk band, an artsy ambient band, a hit American artsy roots band (even though they’re not American), a hit 90’s eurotrash band, and a back to a local Dublin band of sorts, is fronted by a guy who understands contradictions and tension.

His band has a long and mighty legacy, and he asks: are we really that good?

You don’t have to solve every contradiction. In fact, right at the center of contradiction is the place to be.- Bono in A Sort of Homecoming

I think he’s onto something. I love a good contradiction. It tells you: maybe I’m actually onto something.

I’m personally full of contradictions. I’m a straight, middle-aged man who’s into gardening and Lana del Rey. Is that a contradiction? Only if you think it is, my friend. And that’s the place to be.

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