U2 to record with Green Day ?

Well, that is what Bono told Michka Assayas, author of the book Bono on Bono, this afternoon over the phone. Bono sang an old Skids song to him, explaining that U2 will record it soon with Green Day.

Bono also told Michka that everything is going well with Rick Rubin, and that they are all still working in London for another three weeks. Apparently, most of the work is being done out of the studio for the moment: Rick Rubin is expecting U2 to hold “extraordinary songs” before actually recording them. This approach, which seems to be more “artistic” than “scientific,” may put The Edge in a brand new situation.

This phonecall follows a funny episode that happened yesterday evening, during the Zoo TV DVD launch event at the Olympia theater in Paris. As the special guest of the night, Michka was passionately answering fans’ questions on stage when he suddenly decided to call Bono on his cell phone. Was he inspired by the Zoo TV phonecalls Bono used to make at the time? Bono didn’t answer the call; however, the audience had an opportunity to leave a huge screaming message on his voicemail.

Bono kindly returned Michka’s phonecall today, assuring him that he would definitely have picked up the phone if he had been able to.

(Many thanks to Michka for this news.)

26 thoughts on “U2 to record with Green Day ?”

  5. Rick Rubin’s method is music to my ears. Considering U2’s anal-retentiveness when it comes to perfection, reworking the recording over and over and over and over etc, like Raymond Carver with commas and fullstops, I can’t wait to hear what the new music will sound like after being pent up inside the band unable to be released, like a volcano plugged with a large rock. When the rock is removed, the music will explode.

    Er, I’ll leave it up to your imaginations which orifice U2 will have the plug removed from. 😉

  6. Rick Rubin’s method is music to my ears. Considering U2’s anal-retentiveness when it comes to perfection, reworking the recording over and over and over and over etc, like Raymond Carver with commas and fullstops, I can’t wait to hear what the new music will sound like after being pent up inside the band unable to be released, like a volcano plugged with a large rock. When the rock is removed, the music will explode.

    Er, I’ll leave it up to your imaginations which orifice U2 will have the plug removed from. 😉

  7. i am sure everything bono said is totally true 😉

    if they release a song with green day before they release another u2 song, that would make me very sad.

  8. i am sure everything bono said is totally true 😉

    if they release a song with green day before they release another u2 song, that would make me very sad.

  9. Green Day and U2 together? No, thank you. I pass.

    Congratulations are in order to Fabienne, who was invited to interview Michka Assayas publicly at the Zoo TV dvd launch in Paris. The U2log.com staff is very proud of her.

  10. Green Day and U2 together? No, thank you. I pass.

    Congratulations are in order to Fabienne, who was invited to interview Michka Assayas publicly at the Zoo TV dvd launch in Paris. The U2log.com staff is very proud of her.

  11. I was never very keen on Green Day, but I’ve softened my opinion a little under the influence of 1. age, 2. a tv performance at some award show that was better than just ok and 3. chris’s incessant plugging.

    However, a collaboration with U2 sounds pretty forced to me. But I’m willing to be surprised.

  12. I was never very keen on Green Day, but I’ve softened my opinion a little under the influence of 1. age, 2. a tv performance at some award show that was better than just ok and 3. chris’s incessant plugging.

    However, a collaboration with U2 sounds pretty forced to me. But I’m willing to be surprised.

  13. ah – when september comes…, damn, that’s now! sounds like a great experiment to me – though a lot of experiments tend to fail 😉

  14. ah – when september comes…, damn, that’s now! sounds like a great experiment to me – though a lot of experiments tend to fail 😉

  15. Granted, yes, Green Day and U2 are drastically different sounds and styles and probably don’t compliment each other musically. But, Green Day is responsible for some of the better albums in the 1990s and the 2000s. They were creative at a time that (Dookie and American Idiot). They deserve props at least for that.

  16. Granted, yes, Green Day and U2 are drastically different sounds and styles and probably don’t compliment each other musically. But, Green Day is responsible for some of the better albums in the 1990s and the 2000s. They were creative at a time that (Dookie and American Idiot). They deserve props at least for that.

  17. Green Day’s performance at the Grammy’s a couple of years ago was outstanding, so I’m actually quite pleased about this news. I’m just curious to know what kind of project this will be released under, since Bono’s last few collaborations have flown under the radar.

  18. Green Day’s performance at the Grammy’s a couple of years ago was outstanding, so I’m actually quite pleased about this news. I’m just curious to know what kind of project this will be released under, since Bono’s last few collaborations have flown under the radar.

  21. It seems that it will be a cover.
    This was on the U2 forum:

    As promised, we are very proud to unveil the big news we’ve hinted at. In the coming weeks, we’ll be going into the studio with U2 to record a cover of the song “The Saints Are Coming,” which was originally recorded by Scottish punk band, The Skids. We were asked by U2 to record the song with them to benefit Music Rising (www.musicrising.org), an organization that replaces instruments musicians lost in Hurricane Katrina’s wake.

  22. It seems that it will be a cover.
    This was on the U2 forum:

    As promised, we are very proud to unveil the big news we’ve hinted at. In the coming weeks, we’ll be going into the studio with U2 to record a cover of the song “The Saints Are Coming,” which was originally recorded by Scottish punk band, The Skids. We were asked by U2 to record the song with them to benefit Music Rising (www.musicrising.org), an organization that replaces instruments musicians lost in Hurricane Katrina’s wake.

  23. U2 is going to learn a whole new way to make a record with Rick Rubin…U2 is still growing, striving, looking for something new, and getting better… the cover with Green Day will be another learning experience for our favorite band. I think these guys might be around a while…

  24. U2 is going to learn a whole new way to make a record with Rick Rubin…U2 is still growing, striving, looking for something new, and getting better… the cover with Green Day will be another learning experience for our favorite band. I think these guys might be around a while…

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