{"id":109411,"date":"2026-11-13T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u2-calls-their-songwriting-process-functionally-dysfunctional\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:10:41","slug":"u2-calls-their-songwriting-process-functionally-dysfunctional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u2-calls-their-songwriting-process-functionally-dysfunctional\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 calls their songwriting process &#8220;functionally dysfunctional&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Fifty years after U2 began, and as their latest album launches to strong critical reviews, the band members say their songwriting process is &#8220;chaotic&#8221; and &#8220;functionally dysfunctional,&#8221; in a wide-ranging interview with Anthony Mason for &#8220;CBS Sunday Morning&#8221; and the podcast &#8220;Alchemy with Anthony Mason.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The interview will be broadcast Sunday, Nov. 15th (9:00 AM ET) on the CBS Television Network, streamed on Paramount+, and featured in full on a special edition of Mason&#8217;s &#8220;Alchemy&#8221; podcast, dropping Sunday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>The four band members \u2013 Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen, Jr. \u2013 open up about their songwriting process; returning to the school in Ireland where they met; their new album, <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.u2.com\/products\/carnaval-de-luz-standard-cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Carnaval de Luz&#8221;<\/a> (released Friday); their upcoming tour; Mullen&#8217;s return to drumming after surgery; and their legacy.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch an excerpt<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/preview-u2-on-being-nicely-chaotic\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Preview: U2 on being &#8220;nicely chaotic&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">00:33<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ANTHONY MASON:<\/strong> Do you guys write the same way you&#8217;ve always written? 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