dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɚz blˈɑːk pˈiəɹɪəd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, bˈoʊnoʊ fˈɛlt ɪt wʌz lˈoʊnli ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ lˈɪɹɪks, sˌoʊ hiː ˈæskt ðɪ ˈɛdʒ tʊ ɐsˈɪst ɪn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, bˌʌt ðə ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst wˈʌzn̩t ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɡˈoʊl.
During his writer's block period in 1982, Bono felt it was lonely writing lyrics, so he asked the Edge to assist in writing, but the guitarist wasn't interested in such a goal.