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February 25, 2020

Bono's son on his band Inhaler: Dad wanted me to go to college

When Eli Hewson started a band Inhaler, his parents weren't that supportive - "I mean, they wanted me to go to college, you know, like all of our parents" - especially since his father, him being Bono from U2, knew from the inside how it works. "I think they just kind of saw that I loved it and that we were good. I think if we weren't good, they would have instantly told us to give it up and go to school. They've been supportive now, they really have” - Eli (20) told GQ. He admitted that growing up as Bono's son was "a strange spectacle", and now "experiencing a band through this way is very, very interesting for me. And it's a lot more fun”. About parents' influence on the band, bassist Robert Keating says - “I mean, I don't listen to my dad, let alone Eli's”.