Bono: “U2 a democracy, let’s talk all and decide the edge”

The frontman of U2, Bonointerviewed by Irish Mirror, spoke, among other topics, of what the decision -making process is within the group. The 65 -year -old Irish singer compared the dynamics of a band to political systems by tracing a fun parallel between the approach to democracy of U2 And what happens in Radioheadtaking up a sentence of Thom Yorke.

This is the joke of Bono: “Cursed democracy. Thom Yorke of Radiohead says: ‘A band is like the United Nations, only I am America’. But U2 are a real democracy. We all listen to each other and then we do what Edge says”.

Bono He uttered this comment when he was asked for an account on the contribution of the various members of the band when it comes to writing the new music. Clearly the affirmation of Bono It is completely joking, but underlines the great influence and the importance of the guitarist The Edge within the Irish quartet.

In another recent interview granted to The Observer Bono Vox said that the U2 they met in the recording studio together with Brian Eno“To lay the foundations of what will be their sixteenth album”, adding, “we are committed to writing a new reason to exist as a band. I find that Brian is still an extraordinary inspiration, and I am sure that he still finds me rather frustrating. But I know he will continue to defend our right to be ecstatic in our music”.