Bono apologizes for apology

Bono has done a complete “about face” on U2’s free download offer through iTunes.

The controversial move put the band’s new album, Songs of Innocence, in the library of every iTunes user earlier this year before the official release of the album. Those users then had the choice to click on the entry to download the full album to their library. Unfortunately, some iTunes users found that there was no choice. The album was already downloaded on their machine.

Bono originally apologized for the situation but has been slowly taking it back. In a new interview with Mojo magazine, he makes it clear that neither he or the band have any regrets over the move.

I mean, come on! Of the great crimes against mankind…? This is an honest mistake, and we’re just not going to lose sleep about it.

I’m already working on the apology… for the apology,” said Bono. “Because I’m very proud of what we did. It’s one of the proudest moments in U2’s history.

In the end, whether the release was a success or botched, it looks like U2 has another critically acclaimed album on their hands. So far, of the three “best of 2014″ lists we’ve covered so far (Rough Trade, Q, Mojo), the album has made all three.