U2 frontman Bono says he seriously thought about quitting the rockers but chose to stay and aim for the ultimate song.
The 22-time Grammy winner says during almost 50 years in music, he and bandmates Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr have all tried to throw in the towel at some stage.
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Bono reveals: “I have certainly thought about walking away from U2, every member has. We have all thought about it.
“It is the right instinct to question whether this should still be going and what it demands of all four members.
“But the reason why I want to go forward is something is stirring in my voice and my singing and the desire to write songs we don’t have yet. We are chasing the dragon of the song we can’t get.”
In their new Disney+ documentary A Kind Of Homecoming, he told David Letterman: “The real magic of U2 is that everything we needed, the people we needed, were always right there.”
The fact they are still standing united as a band is something The Edge describes as “remarkable”, admitting Bono’s desire to be a political activist pushed them to their limit on countless occasions.
The guitarist says: “The fact we are still together is a remarkable thing. We kind of grew up together and learnt how to be people of the world via the band.
“We are probably a little institutionalised by being in this thing a little too long. There are many times in the past I think we were pushing our look a little too far. It was hard for us. There was a lot of tension.”
In the special, out next Friday, Bono adds: “Friendship is deeply part of who we are, but you could lose that along the way. We had to work on it.
“Yes, I embarrass the band. I accept my activism is fairly unhip work.
“If you are in a rock and roll band, you don’t want to be in the photograph with some people who might have polarising opposite values you hold dear, and I did that to them.
“I am turning what we created as a band into currency that I chose to spend in these areas.
“By and large they support me, but I do know I test their patience.”
Continuing with his life of campaigning, Bono also uses the 90-minute documentary to call for a united Ireland, although he is keen not to lay all the blame about the country’s problems on the United Kingdom.
Bono said: “I hope it will be in my lifetime when the border goes away.
“It is kind of ridiculous having a border on an island this size and the North and the South will have more respect for each other. That would be nice.”
SINGLES
- Flowers – Miley Cyrus
- Boy’s A Liar – PinkPantheress
- Die For You – The Weeknd
- Kill Bill – Sza
- Sure Thing – Miguel
- Calm Down – Rema
- Ceilings – Lizzy McAlpine
- People – Libianca
- As It Was – Harry Styles
- Players – Coi Leray
MILEY Cyrus has now spent eight weeks at No1 with Flowers, overtaking the seven spent at the top stop by Spice Girls’ Wannabe, Cher’s Believe and Leona Lewis’ Bleeding Love. People, by Libianca, is new in the Top Ten, rising three spots to No8.
JENNA’S JUICY PART
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BEETLEJUICE 2 is finally happening, with Jenna Ortega in talks to appear in the film.
Director Tim Burton is planning to begin production in London during May, with Michael Keyton and Winona Ryder ready to reprise their roles.
Tim worked with Jenna on Netflix series Wednesday and now wants her on board for the spooky sequel as the daughter of Lydia, who is played by Winona.
The original came out in 1988 and became a huge hit, even winning an Oscar.
MAYA JAMA got told off by Radio 1 bosses after rolling up to present her show in a Halloween costume.
The Love Island host had a programme on the station from 2018 to 2020 but said: “I got in a little bit of trouble.
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“Halloween, I didn’t change out of my Halloween costume and I went straight into radio the next day. I had about half an hour of sleep.
“It was a shell-t**ted mermaid costume with a big, long glittery tail and green dreadlocks and I had loads of stuff on my face.
“I didn’t think it through, walking through the BBC at 8am with all the BBC news people like, ‘What the f*** is going on here?’.”
Luckily for Maya, though, she feels like she can party more than ever nowadays and manages to avoid a sore head the next day.
During tomorrow night’s The Jonathan Ross Show, which airs on ITV at 9.40pm, she says: “I worked loads for the first six years of my career.
“I was working pretty much every day and I wasn’t really partying that much, and I love it.
“Now I feel a bit more comfortable in my position, I’m like, do both. I don’t really get hangovers, not properly.
“I get tired but I don’t vomit or anything.”
Mae has a direct connection
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THE UK’s Eurovision hopeful Mae Muller is not the only member of her family to become a big deal in music.
She is the niece of an acclaimed video director.
Her auntie Sophie Muller made videos for the Eurythmics in the Eighties and has gone on to work with Coldplay, Beyonce, Rihanna, One Direction, Sam Smith, Kylie Minogue and Abba.
The Sun revealed on Thursday that Mae would be competing for the UK.
As a child, she appeared in Mika’s video for his 2007 song Grace Kelly, which was made by her aunt.
Sophie has also worked on the videos for her niece’s singles So Annoying and I Don’t Want Your Money.
Mae’s Eurovision track I Wrote A Song has now hit No1 on the iTunes chart, ahead of the May contest.
That success, along with an aunt who knows exactly what makes for a good performance, means our hopeful should be on to something good.
ALBUMS
- From Nothing To A Little Bit More – The Lathums
- Ugly – Slowthai
- The Highlights – The Weeknd
- Amelia – Mimi Webb
- Trustfall – Pink
- SOS – Sza
- Harry’s House – Harry Styles
- Midnights – Taylor Swift
- I Can Only Be Me – Eva Cassidy & London Symphony Orchestra
- Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem
INDIE band The Lathums have scored their second No1 album with From Nothing To A Little Bit More, beating new releases from Slowthai and Mimi Webb. Meanwhile, an orchestral Eva Cassidy album, I Can Only Be Me, is also new at No9.
ENDLESS PARTY FOR MILEY
SHADY lady Miley Cyrus was all smiles as she dropped the most hotly awaited album of the year so far, Endless Summer Vacation.
She wore a sparkly little black dress and green furry coat for a celebration party in Beverly Hills on Thursday to mark its release.
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Miley was joined by her boyfriend, musician Maxx Morando, and celebrity pals including socialite Paris Hilton and Normal People actress Daisy Edgar-Jones.
But all eyes were on Shawn Mendes, who left the party with his rumoured new girlfriend, fellow singer Sabrina Carpenter.
The Canadian chart star has been romantically linked to her in recent weeks and they are clearly doing nothing to deflect attention.
It would be his first relationship since splitting from Camila Cabello in November 2021.
They certainly look good together.
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