Biography
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is an Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with the band and one solo record. As a guitarist, the Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive sound that has become a signature of U2's music. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Edge licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class · 2022
- Officer of the Order of Liberty
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2003 · nominated
Filmography38 titles
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
The Simpsons
Sing Street
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Ghost in the Shell
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Sing 2
The Defiant Ones
MTV Video Music Awards
Classic Albums
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
U2 3D
The Devil Wears Prada
Satan & Adam
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
Brothers
Gangs of New York
It Might Get Loud
The Graham Norton Show
Women of the White Buffalo
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
GoldenEye
Saturday Night Live
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
No Maps for These Territories
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Kiss the Future
Entropy
This Is Pop
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Off Camera with Sam Jones
U2: Rockumentary
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review