Latest interview hints at 2 positive things (if true) : U2 going back to the 4 guys in a room formula and Larry’s health improving.
Now… we’ve been misguided before by interviews so I’m not getting overexcited or anything but I like what I’m reading.
In terms of what’s next for the band, Adam Clayton revealed their current focus on enjoying the magic of live collaborations and appreciating everything they have built up to this point. “Now we want to go back and take the layers off and get down to what the band does really well, which is to play live in a room,” he said, adding, “There’s a freshness to that now. And I don’t know if there’s many bands that can still make records that way.”
Echoing his sentiment, The Edge said: “Music made in real-time, in a room with musicians interacting with one another, it just is a narrative, a sonic narrative which you just cannot create using a different approach, using layering and drum loops or whatever.”
Although they previously stated progress on a new record is “somewhat tied” to Mullen Jr’s recovery, they will likely return to the studio in the near future as a complete entity, but for now—focussing on getting well enough to sit back behind a drum kit is the priority.
From Farout magazine.