U2 bassist Adam Clayton is launching a legal war in the Supreme Court that could tear apart the world`s biggest rock band, the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal. In short, to our knowledge, they resigned on their own initiative. However, this is not entirely known and it is their right to tell the rest of us what they want or not. What we do know is that there was some form of legal problem (it must be said: neither with the group nor with management!) and that there was a personal burden due to COVID-19. There you go. That`s why I was thrilled that Bono raised the issue of U2`s tax status during Tuesday night`s broadcast of The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne. In an open conversation with one of the country`s most influential and respected TV personalities, Bono called it very „embarrassing“ for his compatriots to criticize the fact that U2 is behaving like a company. He described Ireland as a „small rock“ that benefited greatly from low corporate tax rates in the late 1990s, saving the economy from drowning. He went on to say that while critics may call U2`s philanthropic commitment „idealistic“ (he thinks he`s „pragmatic“), he is completely independent of good business sense. Essentially, the band is where it is today due to rigorous management („Paul McGuinness is the Winston Churchill of rock“) and commendable administration. The path taken by U2 is not only legal, he stressed, it is in the „spirit of the law“. And in addition to all the struggles I had with @U2, in 2018, when I told the band that I had personal difficulties, that I wasn`t myself and that I had found a new favorite band, A common answer I heard, in the way of: „This is a phase. You will get over it.
(Not all of them, mind you – there was real support and care, and that meant a lot to me.) But I`m not going to lie: it hurt me to see how some friends reacted when I behaved differently and said I wasn`t in a good place. Especially since they were friends who often campaigned for mental health issues on Facebook and Twitter. Matt, Thank you again for all your hard work over the years. Personally, I have benefited a lot from your website. I`m sorry the site has contributed to your pain in recent years. I hope that one day you will finish this blog post that proves that U2 shows have never been as political as they have been on recent tours. While I agree with you that the group is free to do whatever it wants, I feel like there is room for us to be disappointed in them. As I mentioned earlier, this is a secular group. You have seen what real dictators do.
There are more than a handful of leaders in this world who are killing their own people. The group knows all this and then they imply that Trump is the devil (and no one else)? It`s so absurd. And the fan club is just a joke. Loyal U2 defenders – are fan clubs problems because they don`t care about their fans or because they are completely disconnected and really have no idea what`s going on? These are the two options and neither is acceptable. Matt – I hope that one day you will arrive at a place where you can listen to their music again to enjoy pleasant sounds and remember the good old days. without it causing you mental anguish. In the meantime, I`m so glad you`re in a good place now. All the best for you. And remember, while all this was going on, I was struggling with the death of my parents and other mental health issues.
I remember often telling other fans to push themselves, count their blessings, remember that life is short and be grateful that U2 is always an active band. In fact, I tried to say something about it in my farewell message on @U2. Matt also mentioned separately that there have been problems between employees in the past that have been exhausting. I interpret it to mean that these problems are now gone, so I`m not trying to allude to nasty bloodshed. After all, the last few years seem to have been very difficult for him until he left atU2. More here if you want to read for yourself: www.mattmcgee.com/what-happened-with-u2-and-me/ I wonder if t-shirts were the „legal“ topic mentioned in some of the discussions about the deal. www.atu2.com/news/u2-bassist-adam-clayton-sues-bands-moneyman-for-negligence.html start, run and be part of @U2 is one of the great joys and achievements of my life. But my last few years of doing so have been pretty miserable, and these are the same years I`ve dealt with with the personal/mental health issues I mentioned above. The case is believed to have its roots in issues clayton was made aware of in his case against Carol Hawkins. A group of super important people who have nothing better to do than moderate what people can say if they don`t agree with it. It`s nice to go there. I hope you are doing well and so is your family.
I just read on a FB page that @U2 folded. And by the way, I read your post well. I also loved the podcasts you did on @U2. Will they still be on Youtube to see them? Watch out for the buddy and maybe one day you`ll listen to U2 again. All the best on the other side of the pond in Scotland. Matt: I can understand if you said „I changed“ when I was going through a period of my life (early marriage, children, new job) where I didn`t enjoy or nurture the music that U2 had in its catalog at the time. It just didn`t click for me „at the time.“ Since then, there have been periods in my life when I`ve heard their music again and every time I`ve heard (and enjoyed) different things they`ve incorporated into their music. Like all of us, they have changed over time. I found that their latest album resonates most with me during my extended working holiday at home, bringing joy and comfort when I needed it.
