Host John Kelly interviews The Edge for RTE’s The View.  Topics include:  Surviving the early punk movement, Dublin in the 70s, Lipton Village, Bowie, The Sex Pistols, the early days of U2, Dylan, Springsteen, the band as Social Democrats, the pressure of number one, the songs come first, conflict within the band, playing live, the future of the music business, Eno and Lanois, in the studio, Bono’s lyrics, the evolution of cooperation.  Originally broadcast March 31st, 2008 on RTE 1.

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