I've known Bono for decades – real reason he doesn't deserve half the ‘ridiculous' grief he gets and new album secrets
TOP DJ Dave Fanning has defended his long-time pal Bono and insisted: 'He does not deserve half of the grief he gets.'
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RTE DJ Dave Fanning has defended his pal Bono
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Fanning said Bono 'doesn't deserve half of the grief he gets'
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Fans are eagerly awaiting a new U2 album
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Dave told The Irish Sun: '
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'He gets a lot of grief, which I think it's ridiculous.
'That's my opinion. I know a lot of people love Bono, a lot of people don't. As a humanitarian, I know how many things he has done in his downtime.'
Bono, 65, was criticised after accepting the Medal of Freedom from then-US President
Speaking to
'And anyone who thinks that I'm not shocked and appalled by what's going on in Gaza and to the children of Gaza . . .'
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Meanwhile, Dave believes the themes of the next U2 album will be similar to the frontman's Apple special
The RTE host, who always gets the first play of every new U2 record, believes there will be huge interest in the group's 15th studio album, their first since
Dave said: 'Are people going to be interested in this new U2 record? Absolutely, because this is the longest gap between U2 albums we have ever had.
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'I still think that U2 have it in them to do something amazing. Do people want a new U2 album? Bloody right they do.'
The DJ, who still plays U2 on his RTE Gold show from 6-8pm each weekday, also thinks the band will be selling out
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Dave added: '
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Dave first met U2 when they knocked on the door of Dublin's Big D Radio in the late Seventies
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