Bono Reveals He Has A Half-Brother, Talks Forgiving His Late Father
etcanada.comDuring a candid new interview, Bono unveiled a deep personal secret about his family, that led to regrets over his teenage behaviour, and commented on his mocked poem about Ukraine.
After more than four decades in the public eye, the U2 frontman revealed he has a half-brother, whom he has never spoken publicly about before.
Bono explained that he was born after his father, Brendan “Bob” Hewson, had an affair while living in their Dublin home along with his brother Norman and their mother. READ MORE: U2’s Bono & The Edge Perform Surprise Show In Ukraine Bomb Shelter Speaking with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs Sunday morning about his forthcoming memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, the rockstar shared how he found forgiveness and peace, resolving his strained relationship with his late father, who died in 2001. “I do have another who I love and adore,” Bono, 62, told the radio show, referring to finding a sibling “that I didn’t know I didn’t have … or maybe I did”.
Learning of his half-brother’s existence and a secret romance helped the singer rationalize his father’s behaviour at the time of his mother Iris’s sudden passing, when Bono was 14-years-old. READ MORE: Bono Cheers Papal Program For ‘Inclusivity,’ Educating Girls “My father was going through a lot.
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