Bono from U2 in reflective mood – Julian Lennon’s best photograph – U2

Interview by Theresa Malone

‘I was just lazing around on the floor’ … Julian Lennon’s photograph of Bono at Lennon’s house in France. Photograph: copyright Julian Lennon.

U2 were recording some demos at my house in France in 2010 and allowed me to take some photographs of them. It was a hot, close summer: one of those ones where you just cannot breathe. I knew it was a great opportunity, but I didn’t want to be in their faces too much – as a recording artist myself, I know how annoying it can be when someone is sitting in the corner clicking away with their camera when you’re trying to work. So I just popped in for 20 minutes now and again and took a few shots.

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