U2's Bono and The Edge have spoken about their involvement in the Broadway adaptation of comic book hero Spider-Man.

The two musicians have recorded lyrics and music for the production, which is due to open next February.

In an video interview with U2Place, Bono said the pair had agreed to do the project because of the relationship between comics and rock music.

“We were open to the idea of musical theater, but Spider-Man, that’s a different thing again, because that’s comic books, and there’s a whole series of relations between punk rock and rock bands and comic books, that goes back years,” he said.

The Edge also revealed they had also been inspired by the story of Peter Parker – the ordinary man who transforms into Spider-Man in the books.

“Every rock & roll star probably started out as the geek who got bullied on in school, and eventually their form of revenge was to write songs or learn to play guitar,” the guitarist said.

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is being directed by Julie Taymor and adapted for the stage by scriptwriter Glenn Berger.

The musical will open on February 18th, with previews commencing on January 16th.

(by Jason Gregory)