Bono's Unconvincing Musical

7 months ago 07th Apr 13:15

Bono's bandmates are "not convinced" by his 'Spider-Man' musical.

The U2 singer and guitarist The Edge have been working on a soundtrack for forthcoming stage production 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' but drummer Larry Mullen Jr. doesn't understand why they took on the project.

He said: "I'm not convinced about that. I think it's a Bono and Edge project and I think that's really valuable and really good. But I wouldn't have chosen 'Spider-Man' as my theatrical debut. I would have loved to have worked with Cirque du Soleil or something more left field."

If we do, it'll be a monster, because it's the most accessible music we've probably ever written. It could be our 'Tommy'. We could do it with guest stars and everything.

However, Bono is hopeful of changing his bandmate's mind - he wants to release the soundtrack as the next U2 album as he believes it could be as successful as The Who's famous rock opera 'Tommy'.

He said: "If we do, it'll be a monster, because it's the most accessible music we've probably ever written. It could be our 'Tommy'. We could do it with guest stars and everything."

Despite the singer's optimism, Larry remains unconvinced.

He added to the Irish Independent newspaper: "It's not my project, so I'd have to come in on it and become a session musician, and I'm not good at that.

"But I'll listen to a good argument any day. That's what U2 has been doing for over 20 years; we've argued our way to the top, you could say."