Will.I.Am spoke to MTV News earlier this week telling us about some of the artists he wants to work with next. The producer has collaborated on hit records for Nas, Estelle, Pussycat Dolls and Common. Rumours recently reached MTV towers that the Black Eyed Peas member may be working with rockers U2 so of course we had to ask him to fill us in.
Smiling the star said: “I would love to do something with them. It that ever happens it would be a dream come true!
“I went to Bono’s house. He has these summer parties and I went and had great food. It was the best. Those guys are the nicest people in the world.”
Will.I.Am added: “We talked about a bunch of things. It’s Bono- you just wanna ask him a whole bunch of questions about the world. Like ‘Is it gonna end?’” And having written two hits for UK star Estelle this year the super-producer told MTV News he’d love to work with X Factor judge Cheryl Cole. He said: “I think Cheryl is dope if she does a solo record I wanna work on it. I think she’s fresh. (Turning to the camera) Cheryl- we need to go do something in the studio together. It would be dope. We’d smash it.” Girls Aloud member Cole previously sung on his Heartbreaker record and appeared in the video. Will.I.Am is currently promoting his new single It’s A New Day which celebrates Barack Obama’s recent election win.
U2 "Reinventing Rock 'n' Roll" On New Record
Posted by Daniel Wilcox on 11.19.2008
Along with producer Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois has put his stamp on six U2 albums, starting with 1984's The Unforgettable Fire. Their next collaboration with the band is due early next year, the title rumored to be No Line On The Horizon. In an interview with the Boston Herald, Lanois discussed his history with U2 and how, in his words, they have "reinvented" rock 'n' roll with the upcoming record.
What's U2's new stuff like? "The president of the company is singing better than ever and the tracks are wildly innovative. I would never have thought things would have gone this way. I believe, well, rock 'n' roll has been reinvented one more time."
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