Eagles of Death Metal and U2 will play in Paris together on Sunday
Eagles of Death Metal and U2 will play in Paris together on Sunday
Bono has discussed U2's experiences in Paris during last month's terror attacks in a new interview with the New York Times.
The band had been due to play in the French capital the night after the attacks, in which 130 people were killed, including 89 at the Bataclan concert venue where Eagles of Death Metal had been playing.
"U2 doesn’t have a history of canceling many shows," he told the Times. "I suppose the Irish in us just doesn’t want to give in to terrorism. We’ve had it all our lives. But the look on [their touring manager] Arthur Fogel’s face, I could just see that this was not going to happen. "
The band visited the Bataclan the day after the massacre: "We did that on our way to the airport. We left the next evening — we had a plane, which we put at the Eagles’ use if they wanted it, but they found another way. The best thing we could do for our fellow musicians was to buy them phones."
"I spoke to Julian [Dorio] and to Jesse [Hughes]. But that was the best thing, Jesse said, just getting the phones to be texting and all the stuff that you do — social media — to find out what’s going on. Their phones were in the venue."
"Jesse took me through every moment. They really need proper counseling, though — not from a well-meaning Irish rock star. Because post-traumatic stress disorder is a real issue for people who go through these things. They’re going to come through fine, but it was pretty bad."
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