U2 Guitarist the Edge gives Larry Mullen, Jr. Update and Music News

Good news for U2 fans: drummer Larry Mullen Jr. is doing much better, according to guitarist The Edge.

To recap: Mullen had to sit out the band’s residency in Las Vegas at The Sphere because he needed back surgery.

“So the great news is Larry is getting better every week and we’ll be making a racket with him in no time,” The Edge told  Apple Music’s Zane Lowe . “So we’re very excited about that.” 

He also gave an update on new music.

“If all the world is a loop, I think we’ve got to the point where we’ve pushed things as far as we can in terms of adding extra things into the band,” Adam shared. “And now we want to go back and take the layers off and get down to what the band does really well, which is to play live in a room.” 

The Edge notes, “I do think that sort of music made in real time has been underserved for the last number of years and it’s started to feel really fresh again. … And I think albums that have that energy and that quality, I think are going to be really interesting for people over the next little while.” 

He shares, “I think we’re in a good place to make an album like that because that’s what we started out doing. We, as a band, found our creative chops by playing live in front of an audience and by necessity had to keep things quite simple. And I think that’s hopefully the hallmark of the next collection of songs.”