U2’s The Edge Becomes An Irish Citizen
Born David Howell Evans in Essex, England, The Edge was granted Irish citizenship on Monday (6/23). He has spent more than six decades living in Ireland.
“I’ve been living in Ireland now since I was one year old,” said the guitarist. ”But the time is right. And I couldn’t be more proud of my country for all that it represents and all that it is doing.”
The Edge formed U2 with Bono (vocals), Adam Clayton (bass), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums) in Dublin in 1976.
Clayton was also born in England before moving to Ireland as a child in 1965. He became an Irish citizen in 1989.

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