U2 Wants To Join Rock Band

With a wide range of bands from the Beatles to Metallica to even Van Halen having received their own band-specific versions of Rock Band or Guitar Hero, music game fanatics may be wondering who MTV Games and Activision could turn to next for a single-band release. Well, if they've got any say in it, U2 may be at the top of that list.

Speaking to USA Today (via Kotaku), U2 bassist Adam Clayton recounted how the band almost became involved with Rock Band a year ago but backed out of the deal, deciding that they "felt some of the compromises weren’t what we wanted." Following the release of Rock Band: The Beatles, though, Clayton says, "That could change.":

"I love the idea that that’s where people are getting music, and we’d love to be in that world. We’ll figure something out. What The Beatles have done, where the animation is much more representative of them, is what we’re interested in, rather than the one-size-fits-all animation. We didn’t want to be caricatured."

That last sentence is probably a reference to scandal over Kurt Cobain's slightly distressing cameo in the latest Guitar Hero, and it seems like a fair concern to have. Of course the article heavily suggests that U2 would be going with Rock Band creator Harmonix, who did a very respectful job of transporting the Beatles into video game form, so hopefully Edge, Bono, and company won't have to worry.

Now the big question: Anyone who'd be really psyched for an all-U2 music game?