Adam Clayton and Philip King in conversation ahead of U2's 'The Joshua Tree Tour 2017' in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. This interview was filmed during Other Voices Berlin 2017.
Adam Clayton sounds so pristine, his clarity and comprehension is like that of an Academician. I think that reflects in his style of playing. He is too smart to know what is simplicity and what is just basic.
The clip of U2 "in Berlin" at 1:53 is actually a clip of the band recording the 'Unforgettable Fire' album at Dublin's Windmill Lane studios in 1984, it's not them in Berlin. It's taken from a documentary film of the band that was released in the 1980's about the recording of the album. Link: www.imdb.com/title/tt0215283/
As much as I think Germany is an interesting country, Berlin does not look that attractive to me. But maybe there are some highlights to it that I don’t know about
Berlin is not a place in between. Warsaw is and it has always been. Poland and Ireland have so much in common, but you need to learn and understand the history. Berlin wall is one of the most false symbols, it was raised in the wrong place. The true wall was somewhere else and it took more to turn it down.
