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Rosalía and Bono's Spanish Song Exchange
Bono asked Rosalía for Spanish advice on U2's new song about her.
In brief
Bono asked Rosalía for Spanish advice on U2's new song about her. Bono sought Rosalía's Spanish input for U2's song 'The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)' after learning she was an 'extraordinary artist'. Originally reported by NME.
Bono reached out for Spanish help
Bono texted Rosalía while working on U2's song 'The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)' for their album 'Carnaval De Luz'.
“I don’t know him personally, but he texted me and told me that he had this new project and this song, 'The Mirror Maker'”
Rosalía's Spanish advice
She said Bono's Spanish words didn't exist in standard Spanish and advised him to 'feel free to invent your own language'.
“I don’t know, but feel free to invent your own language.”
Bono's admiration for Rosalía
Bono called her an 'extraordinary artist' and said she arrived at the same spiritual point as U2 before them.
“She’s arrived at the same point just before us, which is annoying and also really inspiring”
Rosalía's upcoming collaborations
She will appear on Fontaines D.C.'s album 'Dopamine Chamber' and Saturday Night Live this weekend.
What it means
Bono sought Rosalía's Spanish input for U2's song 'The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)' after learning she was an 'extraordinary artist'.
