Last night 6 music broadcast a fantastic interview with producer legend Brian Eno.
Eno has some great stories about recording with the likes of U2 and James. He told a fantastic anecdote about Bono and his busy life style. U2 were recording their “All that you can leave behind” album and Bono was having trouble finding the time to record with the band as he was constantly on the phone to Bill Gates and the like.
Eno decided to have an afternoon where the bad were not to be interupted and told the receptionist at the studio as much. All was fine for the first hour but then the receptionist gave a sheepish knock at the door.
She mouthed to Bono across the room while making her hand into a phone – “It’s the Pope”. How could any Irishman refuse that call?
My mate Boyd recorded on one of Eno’s freaky world music tracks. He tells me his house was a perverts mansion full of porn mags, two way mirrors and sex toys. The Unforgettable Fire has never sounded the same since…
Comment by Geordie Radio Lover — Friday, May 5, 2006 @ 1:39 pm