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Bono listened to the Backstreet Boys in his car

Bono used to listen to Backstreet Boys in his car. The U2 frontman used to embarrass his kids – Jordan, 31, Eve, 29, Elijah, 21, and John, 19, who he has with wife Ali Hewson – when on the school run, thanks to his choice of music and unusual outfits. Speaking about her dad's listening habits, Eve said: “He used to blast Backstreet Boys in his car in traffic on the way to school. “He’d get out of the car in his dressing gown and dance with his glasses on, and we’d be mortified.” But the ‘One’ hitmaker also used the drive to school to get his children’s opinions on what U2 were working on. Eve ...

Eve Hewson is glad she can 'build her own identity' away from her famous family

Eve Hewson is glad she can "build her own identity" away from her famous family. The 'Behind Her Eyes' star - who is the daughter of U2 frontman Bono and Ali Hewson - insisted she was never "going to have her anonymity" but is glad she's been able to carve her own career away from her father. Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, she said: "To be honest, I was never going to have my anonymity and be a regular Joe. "I was always going to have eyes on me, whatever I did, so it's been great to build my own identity and my own career and feel like I'm an individual now, as opposed to a part ...

Eve Hewson says becoming a musician 'felt like work'

Eve Hewson became an actress because making music felt like "work". The 29-year-old star - who is the daughter of U2 singer Bono - initially thought she was going to follow her dad into the music business, but she ultimately realised she was more suited to acting. She explained: "I thought I was going to go into music, but I was terrible at practising. When I started acting, I realised I could spend all day long going over lines, reading scripts, doing different exercises, and it didn’t feel like work at all. Practising music did." Despite forging a successful career, Eve's parents were initia...

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