Although we write some of the heaviest songs, and we really like to go there, I think that there’s genius in that kind of work, too.īono: And also, I certainly have a part of me that’s kind of practical and pragmatic, and I’m thinking, “How can we break into your children’s consciousness?” … For me, it was a holiday from the first-person that wasn’t heavy and intense. I appreciate animated films, and also comedy - I’m a huge fan of Will Ferrell and all that stuff. So although I was surprised in some ways that it was something Bono was doing, quickly, when I saw the film, I was like, “I get it.” So I’m a fan. And it’s something to do with the essential quality that they deal with things in a very light-hearted way that’s very meaningful. And I’m fascinated by animated films, because unlike most other films, they survive being watched 20 times. But for them to have any real resonance and heft and power, they need to, and they often do, but they do so in a disarming way. They’re not supposed to be dealing with the big questions. But when he brought the prospect to you and the other band members, were you sure it was a good step for U2 to take, or have any worry that the fans might think, “Their previous movie songs were for Martin Scorsese and Wim Wenders, or singing about Martin Luther King, and now Bono is an animated lion”?īono: Hours in the make-up chair… doing the Method, and then just the hours - I had to get to get up so early, to spend six hours in the chair.Įdge: I do think that with animated films, there’s a certain sleight of hand with them, because they’re not supposed to be weighty. And yes, the man who plays a lion in “Sing 2” - leading the movie’s voice cast as a beastly, reclusive rock star needing to be rescued from the throes of grief and depression - does sound like someone who might have some experience hanging around Pride Rock.Įdge, it’s clear that Bono and “Sing” filmmaker Garth Jennings bonded very early on and there wasn’t a lot of worry about whether animation was a suitable route to take for the next U2 music. In our interview, the Edge and Bono talked about a variety of subjects, including: the subterfuge of sneaking serious themes into family-friendly animation their previous Oscar nominations (and losses) where U2’s recording and touring status is at and putting any recent comments about the “cringe”-worthiness of U2’s early music in context. This just happens to be the subject of “Your Song Saved My Life,” the tune U2 came up with for a climactic scene in “ Sing 2” that is currently shortlisted in the Oscars’ best original song preliminary voting. Like, not to put too spiritual a point on it, the connection between an artist and audience that can bring both listener and performer back from a despairing brink. There was indeed a fair amount of pride - in the name of bollocks? - but also enough self-abnegation to show that this is still a band that believes in something bigger than itself. Well, not entirely, as Variety found in a conversation with the U2 singer and his bandmate, the Edge, this week.
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