Inhaler’s Elijah Hewson speaks out on advice from father Bono and “expectation we would be handed things” in having famous parent

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Inhaler’s Elijah Hewson has spoken out about the advice he was given from his father, Bono and addressed the “expectation” that the band would be handed opportunities by having a famous parent.The U2 frontman is the father of Inhaler’s singer, Elijah Hewson, however, in a new interview, the latter has revealed that this hasn’t led to him receiving as much advice and opportunities as some may expect.Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday’s Wired column, the 25-year-old recalled that the advice he has been given from Bono is along the same lines that any parent would share with their kids, and, if anything, he’d like more input from the rock icon.“I’d love to get a bit more advice, to be honest,” Elijah recalled. “The best advice I’ve got from him has been the usual kind of advice you would get from a parent, which is, ‘Don’t let it pass you by.

This is a moment, you’re in it, and you have to throw yourself at it.”He also added that there are both good and bad things that come from having a famous parent – the latter including the presumption that the band will be simply given more opportunities without having to work for them.“There definitely is an expectation of failure from people and an expectation that we would be handed things,” the singer explained. “While there have been advantages for sure, what it’s made us do is work really hard because we didn’t want to be perceived as walking into it.”“Even things like getting big support slots early on, we were a bit hesitant going for it because there would be that kind of, ‘Oh well, you only got it because he’s friends with him and whatever’… On the other hand, it’d be ridiculous not to take this opportunity.