The Day U2 Had Their First Band Rehearsal<\/a><\/p>\nHe continued: \u201cI have been invited, but I know I\u2019m not up to that \u2013 I don\u2019t have the ability to negotiate [with them]. It\u2019s too much.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that he lacked \u201ca plan, a strategy for successful action, a particular original idea I could get past them.\u201d Therefore, he concluded: \u201cMaybe just leave that to someone else. I don\u2019t feel the leading, is that the word? That thing where you think you know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drummer Larry Mullen said the dismantling of U2\u2019s earlier work had contributed to it. \u201cWhen money was taken away from AIDS, from people in Africa, I think, to be honest, you were in a state of complete shock and dismay at what you were seeing.<\/p>\n
Bono Believes Current Political Climate Needs \u2018Different Response\u2019<\/h3>\n
\u201cThese things take enormous amounts of time and energy, and you can\u2019t do everything. You can only do a certain amount.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if he felt the current administration was different from previous ones, including right-wing governments, Bono replied: \u201cYes, I do. It\u2019s a new world. This is different. There\u2019s a whiff, there\u2019s a honk, and we\u2019re all just trying to discern it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a brand new dance, and we do know its name,” he concluded. “It\u2019s a little \u2026 fascistic. And it needs a different response.\u201d<\/p>\n
U2\u2019s new album Carnaval de Luz<\/em><\/a> is released on Nov. 13.<\/p>\n\n
U2 Albums Ranked <\/h2>\n\n
U2 don’t inspire weak reactions in people. There are passionate U2 fans, and passionate U2 haters, and very little in between.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Gallery Credit: UCR Staff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n