U2 say progress on their new album is “somewhat tied” to recovery of drummer Larry Mullen Jr
nme.comU2 have said progress on their new album is “somewhat tied” to their drummer Larry Mullen Jr.In a new interview with Mojo, frontman Bono and bassist Adam Clayton spoke of the status of their upcoming album.
Bono has previously said it will be “an unreasonable guitar record” with “big choruses”Now, they have also revealed that work on the album has been partially stalled, with Clayton saying: “Starting work on new songs is somewhat tied to Larry’s situation.
Could he commit to an album project? I don’t know.”Mullen, U2’s drummer who is currently recovering from neck surgery, has pulled out of playing at U2’s Las Vegas Sphere residency.
At the time, Clayton said: “The whole band and I’m sure the audience are going to be very sad and miss Larry. He wants to come back, he wants to be able to have a long career and continue his drumming so he’s taking care of those injuries.”Speaking to Mojo, Bono has given his own insight into Mullen’s absence, as the band made the decision to replace Mullen with Dutch drummer Bram van den Berg. “It’s beyond the beyond of ‘tough’,” he said.“It was the late ’70s, the last time we played without Larry,” he continued. “I think a motorcycle fell on his foot, and he couldn’t play, and we had a drummer called Eric [Briggs].
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