'Rory was astonishing...'

14 Sep 20101
'I was first was introduced to Rory through friends at school who would talk about their favourite band, ' explains Edge,  in an extended interview for the new 2-part DVD release Ghost Blues - The Story of Rory Gallagher.
 'In the mid-70's the bands everyone was excited about were Thin Lizzy and Rory Gallagher.
'I wasn't even playing guitar but everyone loved Rory, he signified something for kids of my era - the Irish guitar player, up there with the greats.'

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the edge is the great guitar player
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