He began developing a character nicknamed "The Fly," donning a pair of buggish, comical-looking sunglasses to the amusement of his bandmates. We recorded 'The Fly.' Edge's guitar sound was literally like a fly had broken into your brain and was buzzing around." (This sound was achieved by mixing an additional guitar on top of the existing guitar in the opening, resulting in a phasing type effect.)Īs sessions moved back to Ireland, Bono was also embracing his eccentric side. "One day, Flood had a different look in his eye," Bono recalled for 2006's U2 by U2. An initial demo recorded there ended up becoming the inspiration for three separate songs: "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)," "Zoo Station" and the album's first single, "The Fly." They tucked away inside Hansa Studios with returning producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, then began recording sessions for U2's next album, Achtung Baby. "We have to go away and dream it all up again," Bono told the crowd on Dec. It was clear a drastic change was in order. U2 headed to Berlin, Germany, a city that by then had hosted numerous other artists in search of their own growth and revelation. "I mean we were wrestling with some pretty big questions." "The band got too straight in the '80s," lead singer Bono agreed. Dismayed but not deterred, U2 was left wondering what to make of this stiff feedback. "It was a very sobering, challenging period for us - very uncomfortable," the Edge told Q magazine in 2011.
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