I've often wondered --- to what extent, and between whom, is there tension/infighting in the inner-U2 camp?
I sometimes get the impression that Bono and Larry get along at a very deep level, and have a tight friendship despite the fact that they often take jarring jabs at each other in interviews or on stage. It's almost like Larry is the little brother that Bono has to always put in his place.
While Edge and Bono do not seem (of course I'm guessing) to have that same kind of tight and deep connection, they obviously have a hugely successful working relationship, which I'm sure both revere and respect. Back in 1990/1991 there was the famous Bono/Edge vs. Larry/Adam disagreement over the new direction for U2...
I sometimes wonder if there's any tension between Larry and Edge. They were the two most musically proficient members when the band started (and for several years, really), and must have dominated the sound/style of the band through the teenage baby-band years. Larry liked to joke about Edge always being out of time (as in Rattle & Hum) and of course there's the wonderful "Edge-gets-pissed-off-at-Larry-and-throws-his-guitar" moment in the Boston DVD. I can't recall seeing just the two of them out on the town together or doing interviews together, etc.
And I also wonder about the aftermath of the infamous Sydney concert (the first of two) in 1993, which Adam completely missed due to being either (a) depressed or (b) drunk and passed out, or (c) both. Flanagan details this night in 'U2 At The End of The World', and as I recall (it's been 11 years since I read it) he said that the other three more-or-less brushed it off and said nothing directly, and just got on with the business at hand. Clearly this was a major incident, however, and I wonder what it did to internal relations.
Then there's the obvious "three band members against Bono" aspect, which must have been occuring in various degrees since the "megalomania" (as Bono calls it) set in.
This is all just speculation, and in the end we all have no accurate idea. But it's quite interesting. No matter how serious the little rifts between them, they can't be too serious as the band is working late in its 4th decade together.... that's amazing.
I sometimes get the impression that Bono and Larry get along at a very deep level, and have a tight friendship despite the fact that they often take jarring jabs at each other in interviews or on stage. It's almost like Larry is the little brother that Bono has to always put in his place.
While Edge and Bono do not seem (of course I'm guessing) to have that same kind of tight and deep connection, they obviously have a hugely successful working relationship, which I'm sure both revere and respect. Back in 1990/1991 there was the famous Bono/Edge vs. Larry/Adam disagreement over the new direction for U2...
I sometimes wonder if there's any tension between Larry and Edge. They were the two most musically proficient members when the band started (and for several years, really), and must have dominated the sound/style of the band through the teenage baby-band years. Larry liked to joke about Edge always being out of time (as in Rattle & Hum) and of course there's the wonderful "Edge-gets-pissed-off-at-Larry-and-throws-his-guitar" moment in the Boston DVD. I can't recall seeing just the two of them out on the town together or doing interviews together, etc.
And I also wonder about the aftermath of the infamous Sydney concert (the first of two) in 1993, which Adam completely missed due to being either (a) depressed or (b) drunk and passed out, or (c) both. Flanagan details this night in 'U2 At The End of The World', and as I recall (it's been 11 years since I read it) he said that the other three more-or-less brushed it off and said nothing directly, and just got on with the business at hand. Clearly this was a major incident, however, and I wonder what it did to internal relations.
Then there's the obvious "three band members against Bono" aspect, which must have been occuring in various degrees since the "megalomania" (as Bono calls it) set in.
This is all just speculation, and in the end we all have no accurate idea. But it's quite interesting. No matter how serious the little rifts between them, they can't be too serious as the band is working late in its 4th decade together.... that's amazing.