Bono said he regrets turning down an offer for himself and wife Ali to be godparents to Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates’ daughter Tiger Lily.
The U2 frontman opened up about his fraught friendship with the late INXS musician who died by suicide in 1997. He said the Australian singer, who also dated Kylie Minogue, “disappeared into this hole” before his death.
Bono – real name Paul Hewson – spoke about how he and his spouse felt they had no choice but to say no to acting as godparents to the youngster. In an emotionally charged interview he told Brendan O’Connor on RTE Radio One: “Well, it was a mistake. We deeply regret that.