Forty years that he and his band have been touring stadiums all over the world and stringing together hits.
However, it would seem that Bono is anything but proud of his work with U2.
He told it to the
Awards Chatter
podcast broadcast on Apple Music, notes
The Irish Times
.
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"I was in a car when one of our songs played on the radio and I went scarlet. I was so uncomfortable,”
says the singer, referring in particular to the lyrics of his songs on the group's first album
Boy
.
An embarrassment that has never prevented him from going on stage in front of thousands of people, or releasing albums on millions of phones around the world, without warning.
And for good reason.
"I think U2 takes embarrassment a lot further and maybe that's the place to be as an artist, just on the edge of your level of embarrassment," he
said .
he.
Voice of
“Irish macho”
Such low self-esteem is surprising from one of the most famous singers in the world accustomed to shaking hands with heads of state. Main cause of his distress, his voice, which he describes as that of an “
Irish macho
”.
Only two of his vocal performances find favor in his eyes.
The first is
Miss Sarajevo
, released in 1995 with Brian Eno and Luciano Pavarotti, the one
"that [he] can listen to the most"
.
The second is
Vertigo
, a hit released in 2004, the one
“of which [he] is most proud.
The way she connects with the crowd
.
As for the other compositions of the group with 200 million albums sold and 22 Grammy Awards, Bono admits that they
"make him cringe a little".
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Another source of embarrassment for the Irishman, the very name of the group. It was drummer and band founder Larry Mullen who pushed for the name. Forty years later, Bono is still not convinced.
“Even today, I really don't like him.
In our minds, it was like the spy plane, the U-boat, it was futuristic (...), no, I don't like that name. Paul McGuinness, our first manager, said,
'Listen, that's a great name, of course it's going to make a T-shirt, a letter and a number.'”
A few weeks ago, bassist Adam Clayton told
Le Figaro
that the group was preparing songs
“for an album which should be released in 2023. And if circumstances allow, we will do a world tour at that time.”
The opportunity for Bono to compose songs to his liking.
And sell some T-shirts...