Aside from talking about his first meeting with The Strokes frontman, the Inhaler singer explains why he is 'disappointed' in groups who don't write their own material.
- July 12, 2021
AceShowbiz - Bono's son Elijah Hewson became starstruck and "froze up" when he met The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas. The Inhaler singer's dad is one of the world's most famous musicians, but he was left speechless when he met The Strokes singer for the first time.
"As a band, we worship The Strokes," Eli told the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column. "Growing up, I've been around some crazy, mad people... I don't usually get starstruck, but seeing Julian Casablancas was a whole different ball game."
He revealed the pair met when he was out shopping for a new jacket to wear during a gig.
"The day we played a show in London just before lockdown, I bought a brown leather jacket to wear on stage," he recalled. "As I left the shop, I looked up to see Julian walk right by me. We locked eyes for a second, I froze up. I couldn't move!"
"Julian looked at my jacket and said, 'Hey, nice jacket,' " he went on sharing. "That's the most starstruck I've ever been."
Meanwhile, the Irish musician, whose band released its debut album "It Won't Always Be Like This" on Friday, July 9, admitted he is "disappointed" in groups who don't write their own material.
The 21-year-old said, "I'm always disappointed when I hear a song sung so well to find they didn't write it themselves. It's a shame so much music these days is written by ghostwriters. It's important people realize our album is something we've created, rather than take someone else's idea."
