U2's Bono on his trademark sunglasses: 'I've had glaucoma for 20 years'

[Suicidal Fish]

U2's Bono has revealed that he has worn dark sunglasses in public for 20 years because he has glaucoma.

The shades have become Bono's fashion trademark, but he revealed on The Graham Norton Show that they also provide a functional purpose.

This is a good place to explain to people that I've had glaucoma for the last 20 years," he explained.

He added: "I have good treatments and I am going to be fine."

The Irish singer went on to make light of his plight, saying: "You're not going to get this out of your head now and you will be saying, 'Ah, poor old blind Bono'."

U2 took part in a Reddit AMA session this week, in which they responded to the backlash of releasing their new LP Songs of Innocence to every Apple user.

"I had this beautiful idea and we got carried away with ourselves - artists are prone to that kind of thing," Bono explained.

"Drop of megalomania, twitch of generosity, dash of self-promotion and deep fear that these songs that we've poured our life into over the last few years mightn't be heard."
 
 

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[Suicidal Fish]

Still A Tosser Tho.

[starvingniglet]

I cannot think of a bigger faggot in this world than bono

[RisiR]

I cannot think of a bigger faggot in this world than bono

There's this other guy with glaucoma... uhmmm..

[starvingniglet]

There's this other guy with glaucoma... uhmmm..

I already have a braille keyboard

[kroz]

my friend offered bonno some marijauna back stage and he said bonno acted like a lil priss about it lol. I hate u2