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They (the band) are hugely supportive spiritually and financially of the work I do, but they are in a rock 'n 'roll band, and the first job of a rock 'n 'roll band is not to be dull," Bono told BBC radio.
There was one point when I thought 'I'm going to be thrown out of the band for this stuff'.
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source: U2
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