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”.

“For me and for us as a band, we’ve known that there’s going to be doors open. There’s no doubt about it, but those doors will shut just as fast as they open if we’re not good" - Eli Hewson of the Dublin newcomers Inhaler told NME about having U2s Bono for a dad. You […]