Scott Rankin

2022 - 10 - 22

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Bono reveals cousin Scott Rankin is his secret half-brother after ... (Irish Mirror)

The U2 frontman first learned that he had a secret half-brother in 2000 after it was revealed that his father, Bob Hewson, was having an affair with his ...

In that sense, I am an easy read. And that nearly drove Ali away. At least they were to me because the wound that was opened up by my mother's passing so quickly... It is never the route you expect." "Though the family seemed to disappear in that moment, I started finding other families: Ali's [his wife] family, the band, alternative families. He said: "These things that shape us are huge gifts in the end.

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U2 singer Bono reveals his cousin Scott Rankin is actually his half ... (Independent.ie)

Bono has revealed that his cousin Scott Rankin is actually his half-brother in his new tell-all memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.

But the two of us have, at different times, had our love tested, and the sense that one will get the other home overpowers all other desires.” "Though the family seemed to disappear in that moment, I started finding other families: Ali’s [his wife] family, the band, alternative families. In that sense, I am an easy read. At least they were to me because the wound that was opened up by my mother’s passing so quickly ... I love Scott and his mother Barbara,” he told the Irish Times. It is never the route you expect.”

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Bono interview: 'I have spent my life looking for the blessing of father ... (The Irish Times)

The U2 frontman talks about the loss of his mother, his long marriage to Ali and the brother he didn't know he had.

“Are we going to go in there and give it all of our life, because that’s what art demands in the end? This left some of his closest friends with “deep and serious questions about the company I was keeping”. The band “dug our heels in”, he says, but he concedes he can see “our stubborn streak at play”. That is why he was attracted to the opera, because he was one, and I suppose he had the voice and this is how he gave it to me. I thought it was interesting that it was so diverse,” he says. While “the father thing” moulded him, he says he puts women in his life “on a pedestal”, something Ali pushes back on. “I have spent my life, in so many ways, looking for the blessing of father figures,” he says, though he admits he could never imagine Sinatra ever giving him a hug. “I was going to call the book that, and it is such a perfect description of me. In trying to understand their relationship, Bono turns to the zany musings of friend and Dublin film director Jim Sheridan, a man he describes as “a psychological genius”. The book explores the “grand madness” of their marriage and the pressures she experienced from having to share a husband with three men and a global fanbase. I am not sure it is helpful for Ireland to have an unusual relationship with success, but it’s kind of helpful for bringing up a family,” he says. Bono admits he has been “sh**ting a brick” in advance of publication of his first book next month, but he intends to approach the coming weeks like a travelling salesman, following in a line of many on his mother’s side of his family.

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'We felt like brothers long before we knew we were': Bono opens up ... (Buzz.ie)

U2 frontman Bono has opened up about the identity of his secret half-brother, whom he spoke about earlier in the year, revealing him to be his cousin Scott ...

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Bono reveals identity of secret half-brother who he thought was his ... (The Irish Sun)

BONO has revealed the identity of his secret half-brother who he thought was his cousin growing up.The U2 star, 62, first found out about his sibling.

"And I'm so grateful. He said: "But I would say if you ask me seriously, friendship can outpace romantic love, sometimes. "I love Scott and his mother Barbara. "But it’s actually opera I am talking about. "So I think that was part of the problem I was picking up as a kid." That is why he was attracted to the opera, because he was one, and I suppose he had the voice and this is how he gave it to me.

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Bono reveals his 'gorgeous woman' father had an affair with was his ... (MSN UK)

The shock disclosure comes four months after the U2 frontman first revealed he had a sibling, whose parentage had been kept a family secret for decades.

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Bono's 'secret brother' breaks his silence: 'It made no sense to keep ... (The Irish Times)

In his new memoir, Bono has named his second brother as Government banking adviser Scott Rankin.

She died in 1974 when Bono was 14. “Our extended family have known for some time and we agreed that it made no sense to keep this hidden any longer. I love Scott and his mother Barbara.” Bono writes that the family “all knew that my father and my auntie Barbara had been close” but Iris and Jack were sister and brother so it was “not that unusual for their spouses to be”. The affair took place when Iris was still alive but she never knew about it. He writes in his book that he learned of his father’s affair and the existence of another brother in 2000 after his father was diagnosed with cancer, a year before he died.

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Exclusive: Bono Family React To Secret Half Brother Revelation (Extra.ie)

Bono has revealed that his secret half-brother is banking expert and Department of Finance employee Scott Rankin.

It's a very close family and I could tell my father had a deep friendship with this gorgeous woman who was part of the family and then they had a child and this was all kept secret.' And Ruth was a more practical character, the no-nonsense of the Rankins.' I knew prior to it being on the radio, but only by a couple of weeks.' I must have known that something was up and I must have held my father responsible for kind of making my mother unhappy in the way kids just pick up things.' Mr Rankin was born as a result of an illicit affair between the U2 singer's father and his mother's sister-in-law. Their two sons and daughter have been educated at the prestigious Church of Ireland Newpark Comprehensive school in nearby Blackrock where they also excelled at hockey.

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Who is Bono's half brother Scott Rankin and how did the truth about ... (Independent.ie)

Mr Rankin is a banking expert and Department of Finance employee, who was born as a result of an affair between Bono's father Bob Hewson Bono's aunt Barbara. He ...

It’s a very close family and I could tell my father had a deep friendship with this gorgeous woman who was part of the family and then they had a child and this was all kept secret.” And Ruth was a more practical character, the no nonsense of the Rankins.” I love Scott and his mother Barbara,” he told the Irish Times. “This is a new thing that’s come out, so I’d rather not talk about it as it’s far too personal for me. Bono and his brother Norman were meanwhile raised on the other side of Dublin in Ballymun. “Barbara was quite a romantic figure.

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