2001 GRAMMY AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES

BEST ROCK DUO OR GROUP -- U2 for BEAUTIFUL DAY

Bono: Wow. I would like to thank God and my mother also but I just have this feeling or picture in my head of God sorta looking down on people like us at occasions like this thinking "Uh oh, don't thank me for that song - there's no hook, the chorus is weak and they'll never play it on the radio." Well, thanks for playing it on the radio. Thank you.

SONG OF THE YEAR -- BEAUTIFUL DAY

Edge: Wow. Wow. Well on a personal level this century has been going so well for us. We finished our album, I had a little baby boy a while ago, the Jubilee 2000 work has been incredible - everything has been great. Theres also been some really great breakthroughs in science, the disposable mobile phone has come through, the 3 blade razor and now the female orgasmatron which is great. Now this. So listen...thanks everybody, our record company has been incredible, our management has been incredible, our producers amazing. Thank you.

RECORD OF THE YEAR -- BEAUTIFUL DAY

Bono: I think Macy Gray really should have some of this, in fact there's a lot of people here that should have some of this. I really didn't expect to win this award - it's a very unusual emotion I'm feeling right now, I think it's called humility. Completely not used to it. The whole year has been quite humbling, going back to scratch and reapplying for the job - what job? The Best Band in the World job - a lot of people here tonight are up for that job. Radiohead are up for that job on their night. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are up for that job on their night, and I have to say that I'm in the Destiny's Child fanclub - they're up for that job on their night. But right now it's our night. Thank you. Our producer Daniel Lanois.

Daniel Lanois: Just like to say that Brian Eno could not be here tonight, my co-producer and my compadre. Thank you Brian. And Steve Lillywhite AND Richard Reine for being in the trenches so long with us. Tim Palmer!

Edge: Thanks again. There's a few things I forgot to say earlier on. We got planning on the house - anyway, I'll leave it there. Goodbye.