Writing.2C recording.2C and inspiration Love Is Blindness

—bono on edge s solo

love blindness developed lead singer bono during recording sessions u2 s 1988 album rattle , hum. wrote song on piano, guitarist edge said not instrument noted playing. torch songs of jacques brel influenced bono s songwriting. initial plan send nina simone, 1 of favourite singers, although after playing song together, band decided keep themselves. did not include song on rattle , hum because believed not u2 enough .

during recording sessions achtung baby, edge separated wife, aislinn o sullivan. reflecting on impact had on u2, bono said, re tight community. not s, know, girlfriend s left. ve grown these people, our family, our community. hard us... first cracks on beautiful porcelain jug beautiful flowers in our music , our community, starting go crack . edge explained travelling berlin write , record provided him escape failing marriage: disappearing music different reason. refuge in way. approach didn t work. know, wasn t really... in positive headspace. running away, suppose. while recording guitar solo concludes song, edge put it, feeling, hurt, angst, went solo. bono said, whole life came out of him when played... when went take, 1 string broke , kept playing harder , harder. string broke. , has such light touch, ordinarily, s gentle. left him kind of rage. , yet there s not 1 bum note in there. audio engineer flood said bold, unadulterated, naked [guitar solo] sound combination of part, moment, guitar, small amp, simple mic. edge got idea, tried it, , worked straightaway.