The Edge

大衛(wèi)·荷威·伊凡斯 (David Howell Evans，1961年8月8日－)，較為知名的是他的藝名The Edge，出生于倫敦的愛爾蘭人，愛爾蘭樂團U2的主吉他手，但也會兼任和聲、鍵盤手、副貝斯吉他手。他招牌的多樣電吉他聲已經(jīng)成為U2著名的特色。2003年，獲選為滾石雜志“音樂史上百大吉他手”第24位。?
生平
　　出生于英格蘭東倫敦巴金 (Barking)醫(yī)院，父母分別為威爾士人賈文 (Garvin)和葛雯達(dá) (Gwenda)，有位兄長狄克 (Dik)。1歲時，全家搬至愛爾蘭都柏林郡的馬拉海德 (Malahide)，日后就讀于圣安德魯國民學(xué)校 (St. Andrew's National School)。從小就開始接受鋼琴與吉他的才藝課程，當(dāng)小賴瑞·慕蘭在學(xué)校找樂手組樂團時，伊凡斯兄弟都有參加。這個樂團后來就成為了U2，但是Edge的兄長狄克已經(jīng)離團，U2成為四人樂團，并且在1980年發(fā)行首張專輯〈Boy〉。 　　1981年，The Edge曾因為信仰因素險些離開U2，但是最終仍然是決定留了下來。在這期間他與一個團體Shalom Tigers交往密切，但是最終仍然是決定留在U2，之后并且創(chuàng)作了歌曲〈Sunday Bloody Sunday〉。 　　1983年7月12日，The Edge迎娶了他的中學(xué)女友艾斯琳·蘇利文 (Aislinn O'Sullivan)為妻，并且生下了3個女兒：荷莉 (Hollie，1984年生)、亞蘭 (Arran，1985年生)、藍(lán)天使 (Blue Angel，1989年生)，但是夫妻倆在1990年開始分居，并且在離婚合法化 (1995年)后的1996年正式離婚[5]。而The Edge在1992年的巡回演出 (Zoo TV Tour)開始和樂團聘雇的編舞家莫萊·史登堡 (Morleigh Steinberg)約會，之后在2002年6月22日結(jié)婚，有一男一女：席安 (Sian，1997年生)、李維 (Levi，1999年生)。 　　The Edge大概在他20歲左右就有掉發(fā)的現(xiàn)象，也因此以穿戴毛帽來遮掩，而且The Edge很少在公開場合拿下他的毛帽，也因此毛帽成了Edge的個人特色。
Biography
by Kim Summers
Born Dave Evans in East London, The Edge grew up in Dublin, Ireland. U2's guitar player and occasional singer, he also dabbles in songwriting for the group, writing the lyrics to "Wake Up Dead Man," "Van Diemen's Land" from Rattle and Hum, and "Numb" from Zooropa. U2 lead singer Bono has said that the Edge got his nickname because of his sharp mind.
Known as a loner in high school, the Edge took piano and guitar lessons and often performed with his brother, Dick, even building his own first guitar. His expert guitar playing led him to become a member of the Village. The band U2 was formed in 1980 after drummer Larry Mullen Jr. posted a sign asking for people to join a band. The band's first album, Boy, was released in 1980. The group received international fame with the release of subsequent albums like The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum.
The Edge married his high school sweetheart Aislinn O'Sullivan. Together they had three daughters -- Holly, Aaron, and Blue Angel. The two separated in 1991 but could not get a divorce because of the divorce laws in Ireland. His experiences during this difficult time are said to have influenced Bono's songwriting in such Achtung Baby tunes as "So Cruel," "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" and "Love Is Blindness." In October of 1997, the Edge had another daughter, Cian, with Morleigh Steinberg, a belly dancer from U2's 1992-1993 Zoo TV tour.