Bono says pressure to look ‘macho’ made him hide his love of Abba
U2 singer recalls growing up with Swedish pop group’s music in 1970s Dublin, during BBC session with The Edge
Pressure to look macho led a young Bono to hide his love of Abba, the U2 singer has admitted.
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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