U2: I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night
Adrian Deevoy, Q, September 1993
It seemed like such a good idea at the time: serenading Axl Rose; sleeping in an igloo; drinking the swimming pool; licking the promoter; blowing up the shower. The good news is that U2's Zooropa '93 is as weird offstage as it is on. "We're probably less uptight these days," they explain. Tour report and interview by Adrian Deevoy.
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