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Bono: Fans Wish I'd Die Young

Singer rails against rock star 'mythology'

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 24, 2009 1:36 PM CST

(Newser) – Sorry, U2 fans: Bono is sticking around for a while. The frontman discussed the mystique of rock stars dying young with a BBC TV show, claiming “people do want you to die on a cross age 33, with a Jack Daniels in your hand,” the Mirror reports. But Bono pledged to play shows until old age, saying, “Our job is to derail a mythology that isn’t helpful to music.”

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Singer Bono of the Irish band U2 performs during the Echo 2009 Music Awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday evening, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth)

Bono, lead singer for the band U2, performs during the " We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial" in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bono is shown after being awarded with the Peace Summit Award during the 9th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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U2 perform during the We Are One concert marking the inauguration of Barack Obama at the Washington, DC Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009. (u2bootlandia)

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People have 12 albums, maybe they don’t need a 13th. But we think we’ve come up with something special. - Bono

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Bono: Fans Wish I'd Die Young