The Edge said of Larry’s condition: “He’s good, he’s taking it easy but he’s back in the saddle on the drums”
U2 are back in the studio with drummer Larry Mullen Jr., guitarist The Edge has revealed.
Speaking to the BBC‘s Jo Whiley to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’, The Edge revealed new information about new music within the camp.
Per the guitarist, longtime drummer Larry Mullen Jr. – who had to sit out of the band’s historic Las Vegas Sphere residency due to injury and recovering from surgery – is now “good” and “taking it easy but he’s back in the saddle on the drums” in the studio.
The Edge revealed that U2 are now recording new music with Mullen Jr., which he described as “crazy”.
He eplained:
“We’re at that great phase where we don’t have to over think it, we’re just making music and loving that process. And then we’ll figure out where things belong afterwards so there’s a couple of different projects.”The Edge continued: “Definitely U2, with Larry which is wonderful, we’ve got him in the studio… he’s good, he’s taking it easy but he’s back in the saddle on the drums still doing some recording with us and so we’ll be doing a bit more of that before the end of the year.”
The Edge continued: “Definitely U2, with Larry which is wonderful, we’ve got him in the studio… he’s good, he’s taking it easy but he’s back in the saddle on the drums still doing some recording with us and so we’ll be doing a bit more of that before the end of the year.”The update comes after Mullen Jr. in 2022 cited damage to his “elbows, knees [and] necks”, which he “got a chance to have a look at” during the COVID pandemic. Due to these drumming-related injuries, which he described as “damage along the way”, Mullen said he’d “like to take some time… to get myself healed”. It was then reported that he had undergone surgery to address the injuries.
The update comes after Mullen Jr. in 2022 cited damage to his “elbows, knees [and] necks”, which he “got a chance to have a look at” during the COVID pandemic. Due to these drumming-related injuries, which he described as “damage along the way”, Mullen said he’d “like to take some time… to get myself healed”. It was then reported that he had undergone surgery to address the injuries.
While recovering, Mullen Jr made the decision to pull out of playing U2’s Las Vegas Sphere residency.Late last year, the band shared that progress on their new album was “somewhat tied” to drummer Larry Mullen Jr. and his recovery. Bassist Adam Clayton said: “Starting work on new songs is somewhat tied to Larry’s situation. Could he commit to an album project? I don’t know.”
