In his memoir, 'Stories of Surrender,' Bono delves into his complex relationship with his father, Brendan Robert Hewson. He reflects on how their bond deepened posthumously, revealing a newfound appreciation for his father's humor and a recognition of unresolved feelings from adolescence. Bono discusses the challenges his father faced in pursuing his dreams during a restrictive era in Ireland, contrasting it with his own fears of fatherhood. The narrative highlights a deep emotional connection to family and the lasting impact of parental legacies on identity and artistic expression.
I have always felt the blessing of my mother and I still get memories, even though I was 14 when she passed.
I always loved my father but I really learnt to like him. I realised how funny he was and how I might have missed some of his humour in my teenage years.
It's amazing the amount of people in rock n' roll who lost their mothers as a teenager, whether it was Paul McCartney or John Lennon.
He had all these other dreams but he just put them aside because in Ireland at that time, it just was dangerous to have those kind of dreams.
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