Those guys are as smart as I always assumed they were. It really is cool when I see writing by famous musicians, and they write just like I do, with similar thought processes to me, and then I realize the famous musicians weren't born in 1940 anymore, they're kids/were kids and grew up with the same cultural influences as me, more or less, and it's amazing. Guys like Bono have been trying for relevance for years, but for certain types and generations of musicians -- looking at Guante -- it's effortless, the understanding and empathy is effortless. God, I sound like I'm stoned. I have no idea how to put this. Great letter regardless.
I don't know if the lineup has changed, but I started listening to them when I was a teenager and they'd already been around a while. I think they're like the same generation as Bono, but of course they have always inhabited a different aspect of the music universe. I don't get U2 at all and while I really like God Speed in certain contexts, they're never a band that make it into my regular rotation, though I have had some great experiences listening to them. It's cool man, God Speed scrambles brains.