Anthony DeCurtis is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, where his work has appeared for more than twenty-five years, and occasionally writes for The New York Times and many other publications. He is the author of In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work, as well as Rocking My Life Away: Writing About Music and Other Matters. He is also the editor of Present Tense: Rock & Roll and Culture, and co-editor of The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll and The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd edition).  His essay accompanying the Eric Clapton box set "Crossroads" won a Grammy Award in the "Best Album Notes" category, and he wrote the liner notes for U2’s recent release of the remastered live album Under a Blood Red Sky, and for the DVD release of their historic Live at Red Rocks concert.  He has written about U2 since 1984, and his most recent interview with Bono was for Rolling Stone's 40th anniversary issue. He holds a Ph.D. in American literature, and teaches in the writing program at the University of Pennsylvania.