U2 NEWS
holy edge ([email protected])
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 03:52:44 PST
LONDON (CNN) -- "The Satanic
Verses" author Salman Rushdie has
written lyrics for a new song by Irish
rockers U2, The Guardian reported on
Friday. Rushdie gave U2 front man Bono
the lyrics from his new novel, "The
Ground Beneath Her Feet," the
newspaper reported. The romantic song,
which also will be called "The Ground
Beneath Her Feet," will be on the band's
next album. The Guardian reported that
U2 hopes to release the song on its own
to coincide with the April 23 release of
Rushdie's new book, which is a retelling
of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set
in the world of rock 'n' roll. The
newspaper quoted Rushdie as saying,
"Bono and I have been friends for several
years, and I sent him the novel when I'd finished it,
and he responded by
coming up with this beautiful melody. Simple as that,
but of course very
pleasurable." Rushdie lived for almost 10 years under
an Iranian death
sentence that was prompted by the 1989 publication of
"The Satanic Verses."
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