The Chicago Sun-Times has an interview with Larry Mullen Jr. today. He talks about U2, the otched up ticket sales and how the band is still not satisfied with just being the “biggest band in the world.”
“We want to do better, we want to compete on the highest level, and that means competing on radio, and competing with people like Britney Spears and all those pop artists who are at the top of their game. The songs that are written for them are pretty spectacular, and we want to compete with that. Why else do this? There’s no other reason. None of us need to do it, we’re all financially secure, and for a lot of bands, that’s a huge turn-off. ‘I’ve got the kids now, I’ve got the money, what do I need this for?’ This is revenge for us.”
Granted, in my opinion U2 is the greatest band in the world. But what if I woke up everyday with a mindset that I needed to be the greatest editor in the world, or the greatest Single’s Intern in the world or the greatest Ring Announcer in the world?
How would my life differ? How would your life differ if you thought the same thing?
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