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Rock n’ Roll has inspired the birth of so many rich and vibrant fan based religions. Dylan, Marley, Lennon/McCartney, Cobain and Tupac to name but a few. But I assert that they are not the same. Respected and accepted as these sacred spiritual movements may be to many, I suggest to you that none can compare to the impact and influence of the global spiritual renaissance that has been inspired by U2.

U2!

U2 are the last of the great rock stars. This breed, it’s endangered. Rocks stars of this calibre are few and far between. Climactic change! Look out. Look around and see. Evolution, as it goes, keeps things moving forward. U2 might very well prove to be the last of their kind. Considerable evidence suggests that the reign of the rock star may be passing. It’s a new scene now. Unknown waters beyond whole new horizons. Prepare for the crazy mix of pop-rock-hip hop-punk-heavy-metal-trip chill fusion that follows from here on in. Streaming, endless. Who knows? It will all be New Classical. Off the charts. Prepare ye the way, the world is moving on, to something different, to something entirely new.

Don’t be sad. I’m sure celebrity will survive. Dinosaurs evolved into birds! How awesome is that? They can now fly. The stars in the sky will be shining a long time yet.

Let’s all be cool, let’s all just relax, let’s all just chill a bit here and go along with it.

Let everything go, come on.

Let it go.

It’ll be alright.

Sorry Radiohead, you do rock it, yes it’s true. But.

Sorry Coldplay. A for effort.

Foo Fighters, good job, well done.

Metallica, oh man, you rock it so hard indeed.

Bon Jovi? Please.

Led Zeppelin is not reuniting and we need to accept this fact and move on.

The Who? For how much longer, I wonder.

So many great big time performers have taken the stage and rocked it up loud around the world, just like U2. And they’re all amazing, in their own special ways. What wonderful musical talent we have in this world. We’ve been truly blessed by some mind blowing tunes. How lucky we are to have lived in the presence of such greatness. But there is not a lot that reaches out towards that U2 kind of greatness.

I do feel sorry for new bands, trying to make it big in the world today. Big dreams of rock stardom are not exactly uncommon. It’s a tough shot, to upstart, no doubt. Keep trying, little rockets. Who knows. Maybe one day you will take off and fly way up into that sky. I’ll root for you, sure. I wish you the best of luck. All you can do is wonder where this all can possibly go next, after we’ve seen it all, lived it all, even better then the real thing (LIVE!). I mean we’ve experienced it in 360° 3D cyber-spaced super vision with the full surround sound. What comes next? U2’s the top grossing ticket to the next dimension. If the record industry is a wave, crashing on the beach, U2 are the surfers, riding at the very top. They reach past the limits. They are the game changers.

Change.

This is a new game we’re playing now. We’re in new territory. From here on in and out it’s all unknown.

Don’t be afraid.

We’re alive!

We’re here now, together.

We’re together, in this moment.

Live it!

This is it.

It will never be like this again.

The nuts and bolts of the U2opian world view centers upon the musical recordings of U2, and it incorporates their entire discography, all of their live performances, all the words uttered by any member of the band in any interview, and every facet of their public and private involvement in interactions with life on the planet Earth. Bono, as the lead singer and the member of the band who stands in the spotlight the most, is the primary spiritual focal point of the U2opian belief system, although we honor and revere all members of the band.

U2 is awesome!

U2 is awesome, U2 are awesome – both are considered to be accurate ways of phrasing this expression of grammatical truth absolute.

When I speak to people about the power of the message, as revealed to us by U2, I speak to them of the message of love. I speak to them about the message of peace. I speak to them of beauty and truth. The sense of justice. The touch of karma with a kiss of grace. That kiss, I tell you, it is so sweet. Tolerance and respect. Acceptance. Human dignity. Fun and joy. Life! I speak of hope, for today and tomorrow. It’s a very positive message. U2opia! Affirmative. Uplifting, as per our spiritual goal: Elevation!