Frank M. Anderson's Writing

Tag: U2

  • The Soundtrack of Becoming

    The Soundtrack of Becoming

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    I’ve been thinking lately about how strange my music taste probably looks from the outside. One minute it’s Neurosis. Then Don Williams. Then Atreyu. Then Matisyahu. Then Manchester Orchestra. Then Nine Inch Nails. Then U2. Then some strange ambient soundtrack piece that sounds like a machine trying to pray. On paper, it probably looks chaotic.…

  • Prayer, Mercy, and the Sound of Now

    Prayer, Mercy, and the Sound of Now

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    How U2 and President lead me to prayer. Music anchors my life. It always has. It fills the silence in a way nothing else can, a constant companion when everything else feels uncertain. There are times I step away from it—intentionally, even—but those breaks never last. I always come back. I need it. Part of…