The Edge, a popular guitarist of the U2 band and one who will be easily recognized by any ardent U2 fan, has revealed that it is the friendship that each of the band mates have among themselves that is a major contributing factor to the longevity of the U2 band. The guitarist has said that the camaraderie among the band members is the sole reason for the band to last for three decades and this has led to the band coming up with distinct music and sounds in their albums.

The U2 guitarist feels that it might be due to the fact that all the members of the U2 band were friends before forming the band group that they have succeeded for three decades in this challenging music world. He felt that the bonding among the band members were so strong that even in terms of adversities and huge conflicts, they were able to evade off the big conflicts very easily.