Jon Bon Jovi has gotten the internet all astir after recounting a tale about Bono's childhood - one that is a little murky on the facts.
Speaking to Dax Shepherd on his Armchair Expert podcast, the Bon Jovi frontman made some fairly out-there remarks about Bono's childhood - claiming that he was once beaten up by Orangemen.
Chatting about his own upbringing and the challenges involved in song-writing, particularly those with a political element, the singer commented on how different experiences lead to different types of music.
"Bono is probably right at my age, he’s a couple of months older I think. His upbringing was obviously very different than mine.
"I never had the Orangemen walking through my neighbourhood saying, you know, get the Catholic kid and beat him up.
"You know I didn’t have any of that kind of turmoil in suburban New Jersey when you had a wonderful middle-class upbringing with two hard-working parents. So, of course, you’re writing the happy anthemic song."
Sounds like one of two things could have happened here - either this is a classic case of Chinese whispers or Bono has been telling tall tales to his famous pals.
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You can listen to the full podcast ep
here. Bono, what say you?
