Dave McLeish ([email protected])
Sat, 02 Jan 1999 22:58:55 PST
dream out loud,
dave
"Don't let the bastards grind you down." --Bono
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U2 MERGING WITH BOYZONE
By Fidelma Monaghan
DUBLIN-Venerable Irish supergroup U2 and squeaky clean teen screams
Boyzone are teaming up for a new album, tentatively titled "Millenium,"
according to sources at U2's record company, Polygram.
U2 lead singer Bono sees this album as being a "passing of the torch"
from one band to another.
"When we did the Amnesty tour," Bono said last Thursday in a phone
interview from his Dublin home, "we played right after The Police, and
when it was our time to play, we came onstage and the guys in The Police
handed off their instruments to us. They saw it as handing over the
reigns from them to us. They were saying it was our turn to be the
biggest band in the world. And now it's our turn to hand the reigns over
to Boyzone."
Bono says that U2's fans shouldn't worry about a breakup just yet,
though. The band, The Edge (guitars), Larry Mullen (drums) and Adam
Clayton (bass) are currently in the studio working on their next album,
tentatively scheduled for a fall release.
"No, we're not breaking up just yet," Bono laughed. "Unless, of course,
after this 'Millenium' record we see that it really is Boyzone's time to
shine. Then we'll seriously consider it."
Boyzone singer Ronan Keating is thrilled about the partnership.
"I've always dreamed of writing with Bono, and of performing with U2,"
he said. "I still can't believe that they're going to be writing all the
songs for this record, and doing all the session playing. It's time we
had a real band to go with our music, and having U2 as your backing band
is certainly the way to go!"
Insiders with both bands predict a mini tour to coincide with the album,
with the added possibility of Boyzone opening for U2 on their next big
stadium tour.
"It's about time America discovered Boyzone," Bono said emphatically of
the group that had a cameo in U2's latest video, "Sweetest Thing." I
mean, they've got it all. Great voices, good looks, good writing
ability. And they're really nice guys. We just want to do whatever we
can to help them."
Bono says all proceeds from "Millenium" will go to several charities
both bands support.
"We want to usher in the new century, the new millenium, by continuing
to help people in need. And we're doing it the best way we know how.
We're making music."
copyright 1999 The Sunday World
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