The entire band had honed their performance skills.
For their young age, U2 had a very clean and unique sound.
Soon once gaining management, U2 scored a record cope with Island Records in 1980 and released their 1st album, 'Boy' in 'eighty one.
As a terribly religious young man and with real success looming, the guitarist was conflicted between his spiritual beliefs and also the flashy, self-indulgent life-vogue of a rock musician.
So serious was the inner conflict, that immediate edgeconsidered leaving the band, in early '83, throughout the tour for second album 'October'.
However when a lot of soul-looking, he came to the conclusion that it had been he that made the choices that ruled his life and actions.