Bono, The Edge, Adam and Paul McGuinness were interviewed on the way into the Dublin premier of U2 3D last week.

The Edge and Bono commented about the new album, with Edge saying, “We haven’t decided what songs are going to make the album yet …”

Bono calls the new stuff “uncompromising and radical” and I believe he is trying to channel John Wayne (?) when he warns that “you young people better watch out now.”

I’m sure just about everyone reading this blog saw the YouTube video of the live performance of The Ballad of Ronnie Drew on The Late Late Show, but you also might want to check out the video of the full show available on the RTE website. It includes interviews after the performance with Ronnie Drew and some of the musicians on stage, including Bono and The Edge.

That whole thing gave me a flashback to 1987—when U2 were on stage at The Late Late Show, on a special occasion honoring, guess who? Ronnie Drew and the Dubliners. In that 1987 performance, U2 performed the Peggy Seeger song Springhill Mine Disaster, which was often played by the Dubliners. Here’s the video:

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