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The point is there are ceremonies and rituals some of us are missing in this most material of times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the 54-page Propaganda e-zine, Bono shares a conversation with the Franciscan friar Richard Rohr, The Edge explores the inspiration behind each of the six new tracks, Adam Clayton discusses the EP\u2019s artwork and its connection to recovery and producer Jacknife Lee gives an insight into the recording process. Check it all out here.<\/p>\n<p>In his interview, Jacknife Lee, who has worked with U2 since 2004\u2019s \u2018How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb\u2019, said that after the release of \u2018Days Of Ash\u2019, the band realised that \u201cthe album is not the work, for now. The work is about reacting to events in real time. 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