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Bono and The Edge on being bad drivers, nearly bankrupting themselves, and laughing at Morrissey.
Being successful doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve compromised your credibility
The Edge: Looking back, there are so many bands that, at different times, were considered to be the zenith of what was important and relevant and resonant but who are now gone. Having lived though the whole rock Vs disco thing, it’s a shock to realise that disco was better than most rock. Bands like the Bee Gees, OK, they had terrible dress sense and not everything they did was great, but their best work is genius.
PermalinkGreen Day reveal what they've learnt over almost a quarter-century together
You need a good producer for when you feel like you’re losing it in the studio
Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals/guitar): When things were getting a little difficult during the recording of ‘21st Century Breakdown’, Butch [Vig] helped us a lot. He brought this great sense of calm, but was totally enthusiastic at the same time. Half the job of a producer is to be an adviser and say, ‘Look, I know you’ve heard this song 13,000 times in a row but it’s still as good as it was the first time you heard it’. There were times when we definitely needed that.
Get the new issue of NME to read more about Gareth's choices.
Right now I'm loving...
Slow Club – 'Yeah So' (album track 'When I Go' below)
"I've been listening to this record over and over. I listened to it loads when I got it last year and then I gave it a rest for a bit but then I came back to it recently."
See the new issue of NME for more on Jack's choices.
Right now I’m loving…
Noreaga – N.O.R.E.
“It was one of those albums that brought those kind of rhythms into the open, and people could still dance to them.”
Get the new issue of NME to read more about Ben’s choices.
Right now I’m Loving…
Ellie Goulding – Wish I Stayed
“I think it’s her best song – I think she’s a really good acoustic singer songwriter who’s gone electro, and I like that about her – it’s credible pop.”
Listen to Vampire Weekend's new album 'Contra' - and let us know what you think.
Meanwhile, here's Ezra Koenig's track-by-track guide, a version of which appears in the current issue of NME, an 'albums for 2010' special.
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