Bono talked about making new music with U2: “No one needs a new album unless it is extraordinary”

Bond has shared an update on the new music of U2 And he has said that the composition process has involved overcoming the past to do “The sound of the future”.

The leader shared the update on the new material during a new interview at Jimmy Kimmel Live, where he confirmed that the band has been in the studio and is actively looking for a new chapter.

He appeared in the interview program last night (May 27) to celebrate his next unipersonal work, Bonus: Stories of Surrender. The project can be seen in Apple TV+ as of this Friday (May 30).

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When Kimmel asked him how the progress of the new music was going – which will mark the continuation of “Songs of Experience” From 2017 – Bono replied: “We have been in the study and sometimes we have to deal with the past to reach the present, to create the sound of the future. That is what we want to do.”

Although he maintained the details of the sound secret, the singer shared the mentality that the members have when meeting and how that has shaped the songs. “It is the sound of four men who feel their lives depend on it. I remind you that it is,” he said. “No one needs a new U2 album unless it is extraordinary. I feel very strong about it”.

Bono explained then that he has “Songs for the kitchen, songs for the autodrome, songs for the garage and songs for every aspect of life”, adding: “There are songs to reconcile, songs to separate, and U2 creates a unique sound when we play together. We look for the sound of a room.”

He also reiterated his previous statements confirming that the drummer Larry Mullen Jr.who had to be absent from the historic residence of the band in Las Vegas Sphere due to surgery, has been back in the studio with them. “Larry has returned from his injury,” he shared. “It’s very innovative.”