2月9日揭晓的2006年格莱美音乐大奖，来自爱尔兰的U2乐队是最大赢家。颁奖晚会后台，当记者问到他们是不是当今乐坛最伟大的乐队的时候，吉他手巧妙地回答说：“今晚我们是”“你不能在这么激动人心的夜晚让我们谦虚”……

Irish rockers U2 took time out from saving the world to bask in Grammy glory on Wednesday at Los Angeles. Pop star Mariah Carey， top contender with eight nominations， got three Grammys for her comeback year.

U2 won all five categories in which it was nominated， including the coveted awards for album and song of the year. With a career haul of 22， the band ranks No. 6 on the all-time list of Grammy winners.

U2’s triumph， coupled with Green Day’s upset win in the marquee race for record of the year， gave a decided rock ’n’ roll cast to the recording industry’s biggest night， even as pop and R&B acts continue to dominate the charts.

The evening marked the first time since 2001 that rock acts clinched all three major Grammy prizes in a single year， including U2’s wins back then for song and record of the year.

Asked backstage if his band was now the greatest in the world， U2 guitarist the Edge replied， "We are tonight." Singer Bono， clutching a glass of white wine， added， "You can’t ask me to be humble at a moment like this."

He noted that U2’s album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" has now won eight Grammy Awards， including three from last year， and recalled that the band lost album of the year twice. It won album of the year in 1988 for "The Joshua Tree."

The song of the year award for "Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own" also marked the band’s second win in this category， following its 2001 victory for "Beautiful Day."

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