Evan Rachel Wood's Tips for Bono

4 months ago 05th Jul 13:30

Evan Rachel Wood had harsh words for Bono and the Edge when she met them - she told the U2 stars to make their music less depressing.

The actress is set to take on the role of Mary Jane Watson in the new musical SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway, which will debut in February (10).

U2 frontman Bono and guitarist the Edge are writing new music for the musical - and Wood found herself giving them tips at a recent meet-up.

She tells Britain's The Times, "I was like, ‘Bono, I know you want to save the world and everything, but in this song you’re talking about poverty and world hunger and it’s Broadway. Can we lighten this up a bit, can I just not sing this?’ "He was like, ‘You’re right, I know, we have to try, we have to try’."

I was like, 'Bono, I know you want to save the world and everything, but in this song you're talking about poverty and world hunger and it's Broadway

Meanwhile in related news U2 are urging their fans to don face masks at their upcoming shows - to highlight the struggle of a political prisoner in Burma.

The Irish rockers are embarking on a mammoth stadium tour, which kicked off in Barcalona, Spain, on Tuesday night (30Jun09).

And the band are hoping to get gig-goers to show their support for the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent 13 years under house arrest.

The group want their fans to download her face from their official website - and wear it during their track Walk On.

Frontman Bono is a longtime social and political activist.