It shouldn’t be any surprise to regular readers that I am no fan of Chris Martin/Coldplay nor Bono/U2.� To me, they are two sides of the same annoyingly pretentious coin.� So when I read this story last night, I literally laughed until my face hurt.

Seems Bono got on British radio to promote U2′s upcoming album, No Line On The Horizon.� Not even two minutes into a live interview, DJ Jo Whiley

asked Bono if he thought that Martin – the husband of actress Gwyneth Paltrow – was as talented as Paul McCartney.

Bono replied: ‘I think he’s that good a melodist, but he’s a w*****.’

For American audiences, those asterisks spell “wanker,” which is apparently serious cussing in England.�� Whiley was shocked, and asked Bono if he’d like to apologize.� Instead, Bono just made things worse:

He said: ‘He’s [Martin] obviously a completely dysfunctional character and a cretin”

Wanker?� Cretin?� That’s what I’ve been saying about Chris Martin all along, I just haven’t ever had the opportunity to say it on live radio.� Even though the irony is astounding, I’ll gladly accept Bono as my mouthpiece.

By the way, Bono eventually did apologize, saying he was “joking.”�� Sure you were, Bono.� Sure you were.

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