The Edge

Dave Howell Evans (born August 8, 1961), more widely known by his moniker The Edge, is the guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter, and backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2

Dave Howell Evans (born August 8, 1961), more widely known by his moniker The Edge, is the guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter, and backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2. His distinctive electric guitar timbre and percussive style of playing, along with his innovative use of digital sound processing — delay in particular — have helped define U2's unique sound.

Evans was born in Barking, East London, England, to Welsh parents. When he was a year old, his family moved to Dublin, though he has retained his British citizenship. Evans received piano and guitar lessons and often performed with his brother Dik Evans before they both answered an advertisement posted by Larry Mullen, Jr. seeking musicians to form a band. This band would go through several incarnations before emerging as U2 in March 1978. (Dik Evans left the band just before the name change. )