Niall Stokes Books

Featuring interviews with key people close to the band, this work tells the story of U2's meteoric rise to fame, from their early days in Dublin to their status as a world-famous rock and roll band. It also explores the cultural and social context which provides a backdrop to their songs.

Featuring original and revealing interviews with band members and key people close to them, and tracing the band's meteroic rise from the early days to a group that has galvanized the pop music scene for more than twenty years, "Stories Behind The Songs" explores the background and inspiration behind every song written by U2, and is the definitive text on the subject. As testament to the band's enduring popularity, a full twenty-four years after the release of their first album, "Boy", in 1980, U2 hit Number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic with "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb", selling a million copies in three weeks. The first single from that album, "Vertigo" won three Grammys. U2 remains in every sense a world-class rock 'n' roll band, and this book takes you into the heart of the group, to reveal the inspiration behind their music

From Ireland's premier rock magazine comes a revealing inside account of U2's rise over the past five years, from its roots to its current position as the world's most electrifying, controversial, and popular rock 'n' roll band. 125 photographs, 25 in full color.

Tato kniha vypráví příběh rychlého vzestupu U2 od prvních dnů ke skutečné rock 'n' rollové kapele světového významu. Je první knihou, která zkoumá pozadí a zdroj inspirace, které stály za každou písní napsanou U2. Najdete v ní i originální a odhalující rozhovory se členy kapely a klíčovými osobami v blízkosti U2. Bohaté kulturní a sociální sovislosti U2 odkrývají barvité pozadí písní. Jen málo současných kapel mělo podobný vliv a oplývalo stejně syrovou citovou energií.