# Rosalía and Bono's Spanish Song Exchange

> Bono asked Rosalía for Spanish advice on U2's new song about her.
- Title: Rosalía and Bono's Spanish Song Exchange · NME | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: NME — https://nme.com/news/music/rosalia-bono-spanish-advice-u2-song-about-her-invent-own-language-3972665
- Published: 2026-10-08T14:44:59+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: rosalia, bono, u2, the mirror maker, carnaval de luz, fontaines dc, dopamine chamber, saturday night live, dolly parton, music, culture
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Bono sought Rosalía's Spanish input for U2's song 'The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)' after learning she was an 'extraordinary artist'.