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There was a station in NY called WLIR, one of the first alternative stations and thats where I first heard U2. The song I always remember hearing first was 11 O clock tick tock. I remember sitting on my back porch in the Bronx, bringing out speakers and listening to the radio. I would Listen to WLIR and try to get a good enough signal for WSOU too. WLIR exposed me to not only u2 but the thecure, depechemode and more. The thing about U2 was how their songs would hit you on an emotional level, both musically and lyrically. Til this day when I hear the opening of where the streets have no name, I still get this weird feeling; I don t know if it s happy or sad but it s definitely something When Anthrax signed to Island records in 1985, we would be labelmates with u2 (exciting). I loved the people at Island The publicity department had such a great and dedicated crew and I would become friendly with a lot of them. We were about to go to Japan for the first time and had a long flight was