Inhaler frontman Elijah Hewson wishes his dad Bono would give him more advice.
The 25-year-old singer insisted he hasn’t been given much guidance from his father beyond the “usual” directions from a parent to their child, so he’d love it if the U2 rocker had some tips for the band about navigating the music industry.
He told the Daily Star Sunday’s Wired column: “I’d love to get a bit more advice to be honest.
“The best advice I’ve got from him has been the usual kind of advice you would get from a parent, which is, ‘Don’t let it pass you by. This is a moment, you’re in it, and you have to throw yourself at it.”
The ‘Ice Cream Sundae’ singer – who formed Inhaler with school pals Robert Keating, Ryan McMahon and Josh Jenkinso – admitted there are both advantages and disadvantages to having Bono as a dad and he and his bandmates have been trying how to “navigate” the line between embracing the opportunities that come their way as a result and wanting to make a name for themselves in their own right.
He said: “There definitely is an expectation of failure from people and an expectation that we would be handed things.
“While there have been advantages for sure, what it’s made us do is work really hard because we didn’t want to be perceived as walking into it.
“Even things like getting big support slots early on, we were a bit hesitant going for it because there would be that kind of, ‘Oh well, you only got it because he’s friends with him and whatever.’
“On the other hand, it’d be ridiculous not to take this opportunity. We’re still learning how to navigate it.
“It’s a unique position to be in.”
Elijah previously admitted the group have to deliberately “try not to be influenced” by U2 guitarist The Edge.
He told Guitar Player magazine: “We try not to be influenced by The Edge. Obviously, he’s such an important player, so that influence seeps in. Sometimes we’re like, Oh, does that sound like The Edge?’ We have to be careful about that.”
He then quipped: “We just make sure to have those dotted delays off. That’s our rule. As long as there’s no dotted delays, we’re grand.”