U2 has apologized for unloading their new album on unwitting listeners' iTunes libraries.
Lead singer Bono apologized for the ham-fisted release in a Facebook video Q&A session Tuesday.
'Can you please never release an album on iTunes that automatically downloads to peoples (sic) playlists ever again? It's really rude,' one disgruntled fan wrote, drawing a laugh from U2 guitarist The Edge.
'Oops. I'm sorry about that,' the crestfallen-looking frontman replied.
'I had this beautiful idea and we got carried away with ourselves. Artists are prone to that kind of thing,' he said.
'Drop of megalomania, touch of generosity, dash of self-promotion and deep fear that these songs that we poured our life into over the last few years mightn't be heard,' he said.
'There's a lot of noise out there. I guess we got a little noisy ourselves to get through it,' he said.
The band's apology was reported by Pitchfork.
Last month, the iconic rockers released their 13th album, 'Songs of Innocence' for free on iTunes, coinciding with the Apple's release of the iPhone 6.
The move prompted howls from scores of users, many of whom went online to complain that they didn't want the album eating up memory space on their devices.
Days later, the company issued its own mea culpa, in the form of instructions telling customers how they could remove the 11-track LP.
Meanwhile, the record, which garnered generally warm reviews, became available for purchase on Monday.
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Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - Rating: 4.5
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