Scattered Thoughts: A Nice Congregation
Lanois pretty much reveals NOTHING about the in-progress U2 album, but does share some amusingly Lanois-esque descriptions of the interplay in the studio. When Larry, Adam, Edge, Bono, Lanois and Eno are in the room together, he says, “it’s a nice congregation.”
My favorite new Lanois-ism may be “passion is the only fuel we should operate by.” Really?! He seems so tranquil to me. Also, that doesn’t seem like good advice for Bono.
Anyway …
The most fascinating aspect of the interview, for me, was learning that Rick James (!) used to record demos in a studio that teenage Danny built in his mom’s basement.
Lanois also says that he learned about harmonies, also when he was a teenager, by recording gospel quartets traveling through town, in that same studio in his mom’s house.
In unrelated news, here’s a picture of the super-serious lead singer:
Photo: Bono planting trees in
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m2 said,
May 28, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
The white glove is very Jackson-esque, n’est-ce pas?
caravox said,
May 28, 2008 @ 9:24 pm
Those white gloves might match Rick James’s outfit, too. They appear to be Bono’s “gardening” gloves.