Bono’s daughters Eve and Jordan recall their dad ‘taking us to school in his dressing gown’
‘Dad used to take us to school in his dressing gown’: Bono’s daughters Eve and Jordan talk about childhood memories recalling music legend ‘dancing in traffic with the Backstreet Boys’
He is best known for being the leader of U2.
But Bono is also a loving father of four children; Jordan, 21, Elijah, 23, Eve, 31 and Jordan, 33, all of whom have fond childhood memories with the musician.
In a new interview, Eve and her daughter’s Jordan recalled their father “brought us to school in our robes” and embarrassed them with Backstreet Boys songs.
‘Dad used to take us to school in his dressing gown’: Bono’s daughters Eve and Jordan talk about childhood memories as they recall the caption ‘dancing in traffic with the Backstreet Boys’
Bono shares his four children with his wife Ali, whom he married in 1982, before welcoming their brood.
and talking to The timesEve and Jordan fondly reminisced about their famous upbringing, which saw them tour with the band.
Describing it as ‘intense’, the pair were growing in the early days of Bono’s massive success as they tagged along on the road.
But it wasn’t all fame and glamour, as they explained to the publication that their parents tried to keep life ‘as normal as possible’.
Sister duo: Eve and Jordan (pictured last year) are Bono’s two eldest children, describing their bond as ‘inseparable’
Early years: The sisters explained that their parents tried to keep their childhood “as normal as possible” (pictured together)
“Dad used to take us to school in his robe, bless him,” Jordan recalled.
She continued; “One time we were in traffic on Rock Road and he got out of the car and started dancing in traffic with the Backstreet Boys. Mortifying at the time, but I congratulate you on that now.
Referring to life on the road as a young man, Jordan went on to say that it was “an adventure” but also difficult to constantly “share” his father.
Fame: Bono is famous for being the front man for the band U2, who took him around the world on tour when his daughters were young (early U2 pictured)
Loved as always: He shares his four children with his wife Ali, whom he married in 1982.
U2 formed in 1976 when Bono joined The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr to create the group.
With just two years between Bono’s two eldest children, the sisterly duo are inseparable, with Eve admitting they’re “in love” with each other.
Describing their younger siblings, who were born around ten years after the duo, the couple described him as ‘Hewson A and Hewson B’, themselves being the former.
But despite the gap, the family is very close and they even lived together as six during the Covid-19 pandemic.
(Bono and Eve photographed in 2013)