

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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