The Edge
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
The Importance of Being Your Enemy
While working on a song at home, the speaker realized there was a flaw in the chord sequence. They took the criticism positively and tried a different chord progression, which resulted in the song almost writing itself. The new lyrics were inspired by the leader of the democratic movement in Myanmar who had been under house arrest. The speaker and their band received the freedom of Dublin city at a ceremony where the leader was also honored.
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