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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson and agency

Bono says pressure to look ‘macho’ made him hide his love of Abba

The Edge (left) and Bono busking in Dublin in 2018.
The Edge (left) and Bono busking in Dublin in 2018. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/PA

Pressure to look macho led a young Bono to hide his love of Abba, the U2 singer has said.

He said he lacked the courage to own up to liking the Swedish pop group at a time when his contemporaries were listening to punk, but was now able to see that he had, in fact, been thankful for the music all along.

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