Bono has admitted that he and the other members of U2 have all considered quitting the band - having been churning out tunes for more than forty years.
The 62-year-old musician - whose real name is Paul Hewson - forms the band alongside Adam Clayton, 62, David 'The Edge' Evans, 61 and Larry Mullen Jr, 61.
The band has been pumping out music since 1980 with hits including With Or Without You, Beautiful Day, and Sweetest Thing.
And while the band have arguably released more music than fans asked for, frontman Bono claims that they have all contemplated quitting music over the past 43 years.
Speaking to The Sun, the Irish icon said: “I have certainly thought about walking away from U2, every member has. We have all thought about it.
“It is the right instinct to question whether this should still be going and what it demands of all four members.
“But the reason why I want to go forward is something is stirring in my voice and my singing and the desire to write songs we don’t have yet. We are chasing the dragon of the song we can’t get.”
Fans who want to hear U2 live will be able to soon - and for a good reason as the group have signed up to play a concert with the aim of raising funds to benefit Ukraine.
A huge concert is set to take place at Wembley Stadium this summer, with proceeds going to the victims of the ongoing Russian invasion.
The Live Aid-style gig has been scheduled for June 24 at Wembley stadium, with The Rolling Stones, The Killers, and Pink also signed up to take part.
And the concert will be broadcast globally - with the hope it will add extra pressure on Vladimir Putin to realise he has made a catastrophic mistake by invading Ukraine and trying to trample on democracy.
A source said last week: “It’s going to be huge, properly A-list and on a global scale.
"It’s something people have wanted to do for a while, but a date has now been nailed down and booked at Wembley Stadium. Invitations to perform are going out thick and fast to the biggest names in the business.”
The source admitted that with the short notice period, as well as it being planned for the same weekend as Glastonbury, some performers may have prior commitments. They also admitted that some big-name artists have already been ruled out.
It isn’t the first gig that has been organised to raise money for the victims of the conflict, with an indoor gig taking place in March 2022 featuring performers including Ed Sheeran and Billie Eilish. The gig raised over £13million.
ITV and Livewire Pictures, who were behind the concert, will go on to plan the Wembley equivalent.
The source stated that the concert was a “great opportunity” to keep the severity of the Ukraine conflict in people’s minds, and that "An event of this size can put real political pressure on the Russians, too.”
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