U2 drummer Larry Mullen reported that, if the band excursions in 2023, he in all probability gained’t be on the street with them.
In a current Washington Put up article, journalist Geoff Edgers wrote that Mullen was planning to take day off no matter what his colleagues have been planning. “You solely do that if you happen to’re having the most effective time,” Mullen was quoted as saying. “And never everybody goes to make it as a result of the value is so excessive. So I feel the problem is for extra generosity. Extra openness to the method. I’m autonomous and I worth my autonomy. I do not sing from the identical hymn sheet. I do not pray to the identical model of God. So everybody has their limits.”
That led to hypothesis that Mullen was fascinated about leaving the band he’d co-founded, so Edgers added extra quotes from the drummer in a Twitter thread, which will be seen beneath. “I’ve numerous bits falling off, elbows, knees, necks, and so throughout COVID, after we weren’t taking part in, I acquired an opportunity to take a look at a few of these issues,” the drummer had defined to Edgers. “So I might prefer to take a while, which I’ll do to get myself healed.”
Edgers additionally confirmed that Mullen had spoken of his continued ardour for U2, saying: “I actually take pleasure in taking part in and I benefit from the technique of taking part in and being within the firm of inventive individuals. I take pleasure in that. I do not care if that is large or small. … I actually miss the audiences. I miss that interplay despite the fact that I am sitting behind a drum equipment. … My physique isn’t what it was once bodily. Like subsequent yr, I will not be performing dwell subsequent yr. I do not know what the band’s plan is. There’s discuss of all types of issues.”
Edgers commented: “I didn’t ask about [Mullen’s] bodily points. He volunteered them. He mentioned that he had been informed, previously, to relaxation or get work finished and take day off. As an alternative, he pushed himself to carry out. He doesn’t need to now. He needs to repair his points. As a result of he needs to drum once more. … He by no means mentioned he was leaving U2 or retiring.”
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