U2 - Giants Stadium tickets & other stuff

Moment of Surrender tells the tale of a lost soul, borrowing an Alcoholics Anonymous term for the moment an addict admits helplessness. “The character in the song is a junkie, so that’s where I got it,” says Bono, who has written about heroin addiction before, most famously on Bad, from The Unforgettable Fire.

“I’ve been surrounded a lot in my personal life by addiction — in the last few years, in particular,” Bono says. “I know a lot of people — not least the bass player in the band — who have had to deal with their demons in courageous ways.” In the Nineties — around the time he was engaged to Naomi Campbell — Clayton grappled with alcoholism, and went to AA himself. “And maybe there’s a part of me that thinks, ‘Wow, I’m just an inch away,”’ Bono continues. “There’s no doubt about the fact that I have a wild streak and I’d be very capable of setting fire to myself. So, you know, I don’t go to church for the view.” [Independent.IE]

Tickets are on sale (@ 10am) for the recently added September 25th U2 show at Giants Stadium. Muse is opening. The September 24th show at the same venue is sold out. All tour dates HERE.

In related news, Bono and The Edge made a Spiderman musical, and Pitchfork.TV interviewed U2 on video. You can watch it below…