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U2 calls their songwriting process "functionally dysfunctional"

U2 calls their songwriting process "functionally dysfunctional"

Summary

U2 released its album “Carnaval de Luz” on Friday, as the band marks 50 years since it began. Bono and The Edge described U2’s songwriting as chaotic and said they keep changing songs until an album is nearly in stores.

Key Facts

  • U2’s members are Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr.
  • The band described its songwriting process as “functionally dysfunctional.”
  • The Edge said the members keep trying to improve and change songs until an album is almost in stores.
  • U2 released “Carnaval de Luz” on Friday, Nov. 13.
  • The band discussed an upcoming tour and Mullen’s return to drumming after surgery.
  • The Edge said he once woke up and wrote a treatment for a sequel to the holiday film “Elf.”
  • An interview with U2 is scheduled to air on CBS Sunday Morning on Nov. 15.
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