The Resume

(August 8, 1961- )
Birth name is David Howell Evans
Guitarist for the Irish band U2
Recorded 'Beautiful Day,' 'Rattle and Hum,' 'With or Without You,' 'Sweetest Thing,' 'The Joshua Tree,' 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' and 'Pride in the Name of Love'

Why he might be annoying:

There is no certain answer to the origins of his nickname.
He insists on wearing a winter hat every waking moment of his life.
He named one of his children Blue Angel.
He is divorced.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is the most modest of the band.
Edge developed a distinctive style that he described as 'doing the work of two,' as he liked to fill every spare moment with guitar.
He has to put up with Bono (lead singer).
He once said: 'Every album is difficult. If it was easy, we'd make one a month.'
Credit: Zeeko
See Related: U2, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Bono and Edge

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• America: A Tribute to Heroes [September 21, 2001]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8081961)
• Falsettos
• Goatees
• Grammy for Song of the Year (Ranked: 2001)
• Grammy for Song of the Year (Ranked: 2006)
• Guest Voices on the Simpsons
• I Attended the Women's March in Los Angeles [January 2017]
• I Gave My Kid a Ridiculous Name
• I Looked into the Future on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
• I Married in 1983
• I Married in 2002
• I Performed at Live Aid [July 13, 1985]
• I Shared My Secrets on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
• Irish Rockers
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Luscious Laddies
• Mad Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things [2011] (Ranked: 18)
• My Kid's Name/Middle Name is Blue, Bleu, Blu
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 34)
• Profiles 6001-6250 (Ranked: 6039)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists (Ranked: 24)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters (Ranked: 35)
• Save Darfur Spokespeople
• U2
• Zoo Magazine's Top 10 Rock Duos [February 2008] (Ranked: 10)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 101 Votes: 48.51% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 118 Votes: 41.53% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 59 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 35 Votes: 37.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 41 Votes: 75.61% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 38 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 268 Votes: 64.18% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 56 Votes: 55.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 72 Votes: 68.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 405 Votes: 49.88% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 428 Votes: 44.16% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 519 Votes: 42.58% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 428 Votes: 43.46% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1090 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 318 Votes: 46.54% Annoying