Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns apologises for a joke about smoking a joint with Bono and Peter Garrett.
During an interview for Triple J, Johns was asked about his relationship with Bono, who appears in 'Young Modern's thank you list. He relayed a story that Bono had invited Johns, his wife Natalie Imbruglia and former Midnight Oil frontman and current Australian politician Peter Garrett to his hotel room during last November's U2 tour. He then said that the four ended up smoking joints while listening to 'Young Modern' demos.Almost immediately after the interview Johns issued an apology, claiming that the joint-smoking part of the story was an awkward joke and that none of them partook in any drugs that evening. It read, in part, "I guess I felt a bit like a name-dropper mentioning them on the radio, so that's why I added a silly throwaway joke." It concluded, "I really should just shut up and stick to singing."
In brighter news, 'Young Modern' has been nominated for Triple J's 2007 J Award for Best Australian Album. Also, a documentary on 2002's 'Diorama' will kick of a new SBS series called 'Great Australian Albums' on July 28. Silverchair are currently in the US on tour and have just performed on the 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno'.
