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It seems it hasn't been decided yet but there are two possibilities. The Edge said that "Every Breaking Wave" is being magical in the acoustic version but he wouldn't be surprised if "The Crystal Ballroom" was the next single, since it's one of the strongest songs of the album.
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THE EDGE: That is great news, not sure what that would sell the physical disk. We wanted to make it a very special edition, the second CD has ten bonus tracks, and that may be one of the reasons why it is working so well. We are very happy!
BONUS: Have you seen the vinyl edition? You have to give one, is white, with folding cover. The CD is also great in a few years there will be CDs so Enjoy it while you can.
After all the hype of the launch, again in novel form, free on iTunes, the physical album is in stores. And your biggest fans appreciate it. See it in your hands so ... reassuring?
AC: Call me old if you want, but I like being able to touch and see up close the artwork. The advantage of digital publishing is that we could launch a week after it has been shot, and that was amazing. The physical edition has allowed us to add a few extra songs in acoustic and two new songs, The crystal ballroom and Lucifer's hands. It is also a beautiful object, I think now people understand the magic of bringing an album under his arm, study loans and photos, rather than download it.
THE EDGE: I think that the future of digital is that it becomes visual, you can see the artwork on your phone, on your TV, on your Ipad ... We are excited about the digital future is still some way to go. But vinyl is sacred, the sense of posing the needle on the disc is very powerful. Especially with the extra acoustic album, there is a version with piano Every breaking wave, if you put it on vinyl, the molecules change room. It's magic.
Will you Every Breaking Wave single second wave?
TE: It's quite likely. We did a BBC version with strings and piano and the crowd went crazy on Twitter.
TE: I too love, emerged from a very natural way in the study, but we set aside to focus on the most difficult issues. When we hear the incredible remix Chad Blake did we realized how powerful it was. I think Adam has played one of his best bass parts on that topic. We do not know what the next single, but I think it is one of the best songs, so do not be surprised if we ended choosing it.
¿Bono, born SONGS OF INNOCENCE how? Was it a nostalgic need? There are times to many memories, from Dublin to California ...
BONO: Nostalgia is dangerous, be careful, and sentimentality is even more dangerous. But to find out why you formed a band, why you like being the center of attention, why did you become an artist, you have to look back. Even within families there are things we do not talk, and I want to talk about them. At this point in my life I needed to look back and answer these questions in order to move forward, and I am grateful to my band for supporting me in this.
Tell me about Cedarwood Road. What was that street, the neighborhood where you grew up? The family theme appears.
B: It was a street where extraordinary ordinary people lived. I have fond memories of my childhood there, but in my teens things got complicated: a dangerous neighborhood turned public housing were built and people forced to live there. So their anger and eventually found mine, there was a lot of violence. Ireland in general was a very violent place in the 70s, politically it was like a war between brothers, terrifying. Then there was violence in the home, abusive husbands. Some of these memories are hard, others are fantastic as the first time you fall in love and discover sex, which can be messy and embarrassing. It's an album dedicated to the early experience: the first time you go to the big city, London, California ... All those adventures: the first time I saw The Clash live, the first concert that changed your life. These things define us, but in the end what matters is the music; that street would mean nothing if my band and I had been making the best possible music all these years.
Adam, congratulations for your work on the album. We hear a spectacular rhythm section.
AC: Thank you Brian Burton helped us a lot to Larry and me and I am very pleased with the result.
I also want to congratulate you on the launch of a new Fender bass with your name.
AC: Thanks again! It is a wonderful instrument.
How was working with Dangermouse and production from Ryan Tedder, which leads you to work with these producers?
TE: We originally were going to work exclusively with Dangermouse, spent two very productive and fun week with him in the studio and decided to do the album with him, is an extraordinary guy. I we drew for his work with rock bands like Black Keys, but also because it knows the modern production style: inspired by hip hop, with loops, keyboards, electronics ... We wanted to explore the contrast between our organic band sound and sounds more mechanical. Sometimes this mixture gives incredible results, as did Beautiful day. When we were finishing the recording, we realized that there were some important elements missing from the album, so we asked for help from external partners. We chose Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder and Flood because all three have done outstanding work over the years and know how a good song is constructed. Flood knows us well and helped us create a unique soundscape Song for someone, one of the most classic songs of the album. Each brought something different to the process, their contributions have been significant. In a sense, it was similar to that of Atchung baby, where we have several producers like Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite or Flood own experience. There U2 albums that need more of a producer to offer new perspectives, and this was one of them.
Do you have already planned the next tour? Do you will go through Spain?
AC: If you could go back to Spain every month! We do not have any confirmed date, we are still preparing the production, stage design, the size of the venues where we act ... Probably the tour will begin in May 2015 and will last two years, but do not know when we land in Madrid.
How do you remember your previous concerts in stadiums like the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid or Barcelona Camp Nou? Or in Seville, when you had to postpone your show for the general strike ...
TE: Starting from our previous tour in Barcelona was amazing, it's a wonderful place. We are very lucky to have our Spanish fans, in addition to being loyal are smart and understand the meaning of our songs, read between the lines. When we played for them we are clothed, which is comforting.
B: In Spain we have had some of the best nights of our lives. It's weird, right ?, your best nights have passed the 18,000 friends. On nights like these go up so high that it takes days to get back to earth. You are a very generous public. When we opened the 360 tour there, we were not prepared, we were vulnerable, and I chose you because we know that you accept our mistakes, that interest you, and that does not happen in London, for example. Not so much by the public but by the press, which has no mercy. Many British journalists traveled to Barcelona to see us, but we felt protected by you. Mistakes are important, can not succeed without failing a thousand times.
Speaking of mistakes, remember that you changed the "one, two, three, fourteen" to "one, two, three, fifteen"
B: Yes, I did joke. I do not know if you saw Bruce Springsteen us into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, he is a funny guy, and said. "Rock'n'roll should never make sense mathematically Two plus two should never be four should be three to five. " Whenever we would have a good time in your country, and we are very grateful to 40 Principales for supporting us over the years and have turned to this new album, allowing new generations to know us. We know that our music is not pop, so grateful to be heard by your audience.
Larry, I just had a baby three months ago, when I learned that the photo was your son, I quickly understood the meaning. Tell me about that picture and how to arrive to pick it as a cover.
LARRY MULLEN: was one of the experiments we did for the cover, and saw it fit with the concept of songs of innocence. All my life I tried to stay in the background and protect my family fame. It was not so easy for me to expose my child, but it is a beautiful photo and says many things. When I look, it seems I'm not the one who holds it, but he who holds me. I go very deep, because he now has eighteen years and our relationship has become more difficult. It's a very powerful picture, but the public does not know what my son and I share, so while it is displayed in public, our privacy is protected.
TE: we have only touched on one or two occasions, and is a very special piece. We can not promise that we will play it, but it's on the list of candidates. On our last tour we rescued unfamiliar topics, some of whom had never played outside the rehearsal room, so maybe end up doing the same with Acrobat.
Returning to Songs of Innocence. In the song California (there's no end to Love) you begin with a tribute to Barbara Ann and the Beach Boys. Talk us it
TE: That song went through many stages until we decided to play it with a dirty guitar and punk, a single note, and we became very energetic and vital. On this album, Bono has written extensively on the first few times, and here was inspired by his memories of the first time I traveled to California, when he went to the beach and saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time. The impression of being in the same land that Brian Wilson, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, try to find their homes, it was a dream come true for fans. That is the origin of the song, but keeps more hidden meanings. The whole album speaks of our memories, experiences that marked us.
But if there is a clear tribute album to the Ramones is in your first single. What accounted for you?
TE: It was very important for us in our early days. When we first saw it, along with The Clash, The Jam and all the punk bands of the 70s, we realized that you could form a band without being a great instrumentalist. No need to be a virtuoso if you have something interesting to say, these bands played simply but with great conviction. The other reason that The Ramones were importantantes is that their songs were very melodic, and Bono found his own voice singing them. The first issues we as a group were the Ramones. We had the opportunity to tell this to Joey Ramone before his death, and filled us with pride to know that the last song you heard before leaving was In a little while, I was in love with her and asked to hear it. So the circle is closed.
Do you think it was fate?
TE: It's actually a sign of respect and mutual affection that we had. For me Joey was one of the greatest icons of punk, because he personified the loser. He was too tall, skinny, had vision problems, poor health, the opposite of what they were the stars of the era. It was a guy that nobody would imagine as frontman, but it was one of the best frontmen of all time, proving that if you have enough talent and passion can make the other singers, with perfect physical and hairstyles luxurious look stupid compared you. You're unique and powerful so your heart has to offer, not your look, so he inspired us greatly.
LM: Ask more money!
B: Find yourself a good lawyer. At the time we had a great manager who helped us a lot. I remember we signed the contract in the ladies room at the Electric Ballroom in London and were totally ruined. We had so many bills that we could not wait for the day when we got the check, so we had to ask the company that the lead us cash, so walked out with a bag full of coins. Those were hard times, U2 fail many times before succeeding. It has always been so, when we reached the bottom we do our best work. Many of the people who tried to sign us record was fired because Live could be either very good or terrible. But back to your question, another tip: exígele transparency to your record, do you tell which stations are playing, how many people you hear on Spotify, is information that seals hide artists. That has to change.
AC: Be true to yourself, take risks, do not be fooled by the false security, follow your heart.
TE: Buy Apple stock!
Do you consider a success reaching the top 10 considering the 26 million free downloads of the album? Are the charts yet algoimportante physical sales for music?
TE: The traditional method of selling music is broken in many ways. We do not know how many people listen to our music for free online, so chartssolo represent an aspect of what is happening in the music world. The good thing is that the music is still important for people eventually find a solution to piracy and the charts again reflect what people hear. This will change eventually, but it's exciting to know that the music is still vital for people.
AC: It is good that a small country can export as much quality music. I think The Script is a great band, Hozier is fantastic, very modern. It's good to come from a country where music is a priority for people. We tried to help emerging Irish musicians and more and more young people have access to instruments. It is a good environment for music.
Many say the Irish and Spanish look alike. It's been a pleasure talking with you, do you have anything to say to our listeners 40?
TE: Thanks to our Spanish fans for their support, we look forward to your country very soon and see you at the next show of U2.
AC: Thanks for your patience, it's been many years since our last album, but will be back.