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Alex Green, PA & Sophie Collins

U2 frontman Bono reveals why he couldn't admit he like ABBA

U2 frontman, Bono, has revealed his love of Abba music had to be hidden because of the pressure to look “macho” when he was a young man.

The 62-year-old singer said he didn’t have the "courage" to "own up" to liking the Swedish pop superstars but now was able to see "you can't be empirical about everything in art".

Bono spoke during an hour-long special for BBC Radio 2's Piano Room alongside guitarist The Edge, 61.

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