Music producer Daniel Lanois has reflected on his decades-long career in a new episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, discussing his celebrated work with Bob Dylan, U2, Peter Gabriel and others alongside his forthcoming instrumental album, Belladonna Nocturne. The interview offers a rare, candid look back at the collaborative relationships behind some of the most influential records in modern music, from U2's The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby to Dylan's Oh Mercy and Time Out of Mind, underscoring Lanois's enduring philosophy of using music to transport listeners "beyond their understanding".

Among the highlights, Lanois describes the making of "Warp Sustain", a pedal-steel guitar piece on his new record that he believes would impress Jimi Hendrix, and recalls building a new track from scratch for D'Angelo after their initial 2018 collaboration on "Unshaken" stalled. He also speaks fondly of his long friendship with actor Billy Bob Thornton, whom he worked with on the 1996 film Sling Blade, and addresses an anecdote from Dylan's 2004 memoir Chronicles in which the singer recounts Lanois smashing a dobro during the Oh Mercy sessions.