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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Sandra Mallon

Bono says he doesn't want fans to call him by real name and shares personal reason why

Bono has said he doesn’t like when fans call him by his real name.

The U2 frontman opened up about the origins of his fellow band members' nicknames when he spoke about his own name, Paul Hewson.

Speaking to Chris Evans on his Virgin Radio UK show, Bono said his father was the last person to call him by his real name, Paul, and he would prefer if fans just called him Bono.

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