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Feb 27, 2009
caroline
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“U2 fans have bigger egos than U2″

In this Irish Times interview Bono quotes will.i.am saying U2 fans have bigger egos than the members of the band:

“The thing about U2 that nobody seems to get,” says Bono, “is that the very things people think about us, which is the megalomania and the immodesty, they’re so far from the truth. People don’t see that. We had will.i.am doing some work on the new album and he was shocked by the absence of ego. He said: ‘Your fans have bigger egos than you do.’

Discuss.

8 Comments

  • U2Roeli February 27, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    True…according to mrs Roeli ;-)

  • U2Roeli February 27, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    True…according to mrs Roeli ;-)

  • iChris February 27, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    I’m re-apply for the job of best U2 fan in the world.

  • iChris February 27, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    I’m re-apply for the job of best U2 fan in the world.

  • iChris February 27, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Er… re-applyING. I’m not applying for the most grammatically correct U2 fan.

  • iChris February 27, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Er… re-applyING. I’m not applying for the most grammatically correct U2 fan.

  • Veronica March 1, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    I agree… We’re such meglomaniacs. But then again, where did we get it from?

  • Veronica March 1, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    I agree… We’re such meglomaniacs. But then again, where did we get it from?

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