Bono blamed his allergy to salicylic acid for a blurry night at the White House with then-President Barack Obama one that ended with the U2 frontman passing out in the Lincoln Bedroom.

In his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, the Irish rocker joked that Obama doesnt for a minute believe him about his salicylate intolerance , according to People . Now Obama tells people he can drink me under the table, which is rubbish, Bono wrote.

Bono, whose real name is Paul David Hewson, said the salicylates in the one or two glasses of wine he drank with Obama caused him to feel sleepy. He excused himself. After 10 minutes, Obama asked Bonos wife, Ali Hewson, if the musician was OK, before setting off to find him.