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| | U2 @ u2.y2u.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | are an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, rhythm guitar, and on occasion, harmonica, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on lead guitar, keyboards and backing vocals, Adam Clayton on bass guitar, and Larry Mullen, Jr. |
 | | However, in an interview with Larry King, Bono is quoted as saying "I don't actually like the name U2," and "I honestly never thought of it as 'you too'." Others feel that U2 derived its name from the Irish Unemployment form (in the same way as UB40 in the UK). |
 | | Now a four-piece with a local fan base in place, U2 released their first single (in Ireland only) in September of 1979, entitled U2-3, as a 12 inch and subsequently a 7 inch. |
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