in our case we figured that early in life bono we have a gigantic ego its just that its a shared one laughs in 2014 a highend phone brand which also has a music streaming platform presented a free copy of a u2 album songs of innocence to its users whether they wanted it or not the company was ridiculed for spamming the world lack of consent left people fuming did you anticipate the massive backlashthe edge we had a hard time seeing why there was such a strong reaction some people i know were a little upset bono we should have a minutes silence for those people who saw this as an atrocity i think the company was trying to be generous and so were we it was a bit of an overreach on our part and not the companys so sorry about that it was meant as a gift people didnt understand that theyd signed the consent we should be careful when we tick boxes these days you need to know what you sign up for because you may get something that you dont want and thats not pleasant bono your quote i think music has gotten very girly rage is at the heart of rock roll came under the scanner for being sexist your commenti really got that so wrong i ended up sounding like i didnt think girls have the same rage as boys which of course is not true in fact they have more rage than the boys and when we look around the world youll know that they have more reasons to be angry my daughter reminds me that gender equality has not been achieved anywhere in the world i know even in india its one of your biggest challenges we need femininity in music it was a wrong choice of words on my behalf u2s music is personal as well as focusses on sociopolitical themes what do you think it represents the edge we grew up listening to artistes who were audacious about using their platform john lennon bob marley we were inspired by these artistes and punk rock our music should represent who we are and where we come from but it should also comment on what we see around us music can agitate and shed light on things that are wrong in the world or could be better we like the political aspects as well as the personal form we pour our heart and soul into it so a lot of our personal life is into it too bono one of the greatest protgs of gandhi was martin luther king jr he once said let us realise the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice i used to believe in it but i dont anymore we have to bend it it doesnt bend on its own it takes people demonstrating and agitating to make the moral arc bend towards justice thats what our band is