24 year old Bono

Bono, at the age of 24, doing an interview on Live at Five.

[@jeanunderhill3868]

An incredibly articulate and intelligent man - then and now.

[@sexobscura]

*And so is Steady Eddy*

[@oviedosantiago]

incredible, 24 years old and the maturity of 45 year old man. He should be THE example

[@sdustin7986]

His focus was laser from Day one. Driven, ambitious, not fooled by the Circus.

[@Fritobandito858]

One of the greatest singers EVER

[@skyclarking-123]

A globalist, he is.

[@reindeer-o-stoole]

One of the biggest bores EVER

[@danielcole2769]

One of the greatest mullets EVER

[@matthewclay6535]

@@reindeer-o-stoole Not everyone can be as exciting as you... DON'T YOU FORGET THAT!!

[@keithkoenig5320]

Puh-leeze! His overt self-importance has always annoyed me.

[@ronbeatty516]

The interviewer is sharp. He asked good and direct questions. Bono didn’t hesitate for a moment. He is still the same.

[@lyeslamrani4079]

One of the smarter rock leaders on interviews in history, always inspiring

[@MChapman-tx4forever]

Bono's words and the interviewer's sincere awe of U2 had me in tears. These were good times. We need this back.

[@celestemoon4839]

I'm in tears too

[@nzrugbyleaguevidz]

You wont get it back. It had its time and will forever say there...

[@auniversalwoman]

2023: Bono asks for Las Vegaa residency in $2.3 billion concert hall.

[@vandemien69]

I wonder what 24 year old unforgettable Fire Bono would make of almost billionaire Vegas residency Bono?

[@paliki]

That’s why this band is one of the greatest bands in history. Smart and sincere people, making true, amazing and innovative music. They were four genuine simple guys at the beginning, they’re still so nowadays. Always speaking as humans, like all of us, non famous people. I mean since they were in the first years of their career, but also in the years after, in the world famous band’s era.

[@sdustin7986]

Precisely, Paliki. This was where I found them, at 14, in a small farm community in Oklahoma. I was already playing in bands. They captured my imagination, with the mystical Celtic sound, Bono’s poetic lyrics, Edge, the most innovative guitarist I’d ever encountered. They had ideas I could hang with…and they’ve been a daily part of my life since. They’ve never wavered from their ideals, and dedication to reinvention. I’ve ridden the storms with them, they’ve always been there when I needed them. Like you say, they are still a band first. I think they keep each other humble and grounded. Four friends who fight like brothers and play it straight . As a band should be.

[@alisafehr2672]

Bono always looks good because he is good hearted and intelligent because he cares about people. He's the frontman of U2 because he conveys the bands message of love through their music and he's very well spoken in the lyrics to each and every song he sings. Of course U2 is one of the greatest bands in the world and has been for over 30 years now. Keep rocking U2 the world over!

[@matthewclay6535]

Well said!! Just got my tickets to see U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Hope you can make it there.

[@popgallery1]

Omg, bono, yes you were just beginning and we see this now. Thank you for your contribution to this world.

[@mercinaryre4]

Back then labeled as the best band in the world selling out arenas, stadiums ect. this was about 30 years ago..and now 2015 and they can still do it.

[@bonmot7850]

You're right, they sell out to this day.

[@irenecaird6688]

And in 2019

[@UTheGoalisSoul2]

A man with profound depth, always has been, The SPIRIT of the People.

[@melyssa2741]

Oh how I love Bono...

[@Monterey2am]

He is a beautiful human being. A real blessing to the world. I think of him as Scottish. The Irish and the Scottish are the Peter and Paul of the world

[@virginiaamorebieta9497]

I was only 16 then and I was lucky enough to see them on their 1st Australian tour. Loved them then & still do

[@mikedunkle6709]

That was just great, the band has always been ....sincere, to me they still are 30 years on, cheers lads.

[@whosorla]

he’s well and truly earned the platform he has. such maturity and intelligence in such a young guy, it’s wonderful to listen to him.

[@adamsasso1]

Bono was eloquent here as usual, especially amazing for a young man of his age, but kudos to the interviewer who asked interesting, thoughtful questions and seemed to be honestly interested in Bono's answers.

[@egj1975]

Spot on dude. THIS is how you do an interview...

[@debiterrell1623]

Bono explaining Bullet the blue sky was really informative. I loved hearing him. God bless u & my boys Adam, Larry & edge. U rock & I will always love u all

[@Franckdatank]

This is Unforgettable fire era

[@photoshopskillz3041]

So intense is his look at 7:37 -That's our fearless leader. From the 80's into the 90's and well beyond now. Long live U2.

[@rd264]

Thanks for someone like Bono who can understand the difference between music and selling something.

[@gastondeveaux3783]

It's refreshing to see intelligent questions and intelligent answers. Pretty rare these days

[@SoreEyeMusic]

Wow.. interresting. Bono has a very powerful character here. Look at how he does not flinch whatsoever, just stares the interviewer in the eye. And the interviewer is looking all over the room. Kinda cool.

[@ALLNAMESAREALLREADYT]

Bono was very wisdom at age 24, and this is a hell of a good interview with good questions

[@chrisfarmor4321]

Wow, thanks Sharon. 36 year U2 fan, but have never seen that clip. Thanks

[@Bsquez0129]

I love this man

[@sparkyhughes131]

Whatever you say about Bono , he didnt suffer any inferiority complex and his confidence for a man of 24 in those days is inspiring.

[@bazmack1925]

Ok so if today you were a rock star at 24, you'd have a PR team who would have the questions in advance and they would prepare your answers profiled to your target audiance. This was 36 years ago...no script, no preparation, and the answers to the questions are beyond inspired. Im not a huge fan of Bono, I think he is guilty of some hubris later in life, but I'm in awe of his maturity and vision in this interview. They say a man does his best work in his early 20's and this is proof.

[@WonkyDrummer]

"If you haven't seen this band, they are dynamite - they tear the joint down. But they have something to say as well." Only a New York TV interviewer would sum up a band like this. God bless you NYC from Worcester, UK. 😀

[@therealrussellsmyth]

Love it when he says"hus ambition is to make music that speaks to himself and the band first" Beautiful... think the stones were into the circus peripheries and the € as well as the music jacob... one of my favourite bands also

[@AchtungRose]

incredible.. I love you Bono, I love U2

[@Grandizer8989]

I thought the interviewer did a great job with his preparation and asked good Q’s. Especially at 6:17. Bono and U2 have always been so grown up and professional. You can see it in Bono’s eyes in the end.

[@video2000_TV]

around this time Bono started to write "Mullet the blue sky"

[@RossJj1897_U2]

😂😂🔝🔝

[@Goodboycat-d4x]

Dying 😂

[@slockyboy]

One of the greatest Mullets of All Time!

[@youbigtubership]

'When you're 16 you think you can conquer the world- and sometimes you turn out to be right.' I think Bono said something like that once. And here's a 24 yesr-old staring down the world with the ferocity of lion in battle.

[@1251wire]

that interviewer researched his work, well done and Bono what a class man and so well grounded for his age, U2 deserves all the fame and fortune it has, and I'm a fan that stopped buying after Achtung.

[@ultraviolet6989]

I can see here some of the controlled rage that Bono would speak about in later interviews.

[@christianevangelista]

Bono oh wise Bono, you inspire me.

[@speyes11]

Beautiful!!!!

[@smvanzurk1116]

Unforgettable fire !!!! 🤩

[@JamesVibe]

Wow, that was a great interview. Good thoughtful, not ordinary questions. Ch4 NY doesn’t do that anymore....that’s for sure. Bono also very cool here.

[@layzer80]

Bono had what has to be the best mullet of the 80's, even better than Joe Dirts.

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

Yeah!

[@Chatta-Ortega]

Better than Joe Dirt? Sacrilegious!!!

[@operaforever13]

I agree with him about Detroit, he has always been smart in addition to this unforgettable voice

[@jamesadcock5235]

Bono In his 20s spoke so much sense

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

Bono, your mullet needs to come back! It was so kawaii!

[@j9186]

BONO IS BE LOVED A MILLION TIMES MORE IN 50 YEARS TIME. BONO WAS ALREADY WIPED OUT THE DEBT OF THE 18 MOST POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD IN AFRICA. BONO WAS GIVEN HIS TIME TO SAVE MI'LLIONS OF LIVES. BONO IS A GREAT MAN. SHAME THERE'S ONLY 1 BONO IN MUSIC CARING FOR THE WORLD'S POOREST.

[@auniversalwoman]

2023: Bono asks for Las Vegaa residency in $2.3 billion concert hall.

[@MsPink68]

cool! his hair looked so good on him!

[@iceman9610]

They’re the model, the template. Amazing!

[@jiminsbeautifulbratzdollli6916]

He's really smart

[@forasec]

I was at that sold out show in nassau coliseum. fabulous!

[@twochordcool]

So lucky, I was too busy fucking around with bands like Metallica then...then around Joshua Tree I was a HUGE fan but in the Navy and couldn't see them. Finally saw them in 92 at RFK Stadium at what I believe was supposed to be one of their legendary shows. Blown away, and I don't think I have missed a tour since.

[@davefitzgerald5334]

God bless saint Bono !

[@aleksandarlasic7120]

Bono forever

[@damiendaly983]

so intelligent

[@jessicawells9201]

BEST MULLET EVER!!!!!!!!!

[@robbiekop7]

So good it needs to be taxed.

[@guillaumestrohecker7606]

Bono is actually a Macgyver fan!

[@rianquigley5086]

He was a great interviewer

[@helena20000]

❤#Bono #U2

[@velvetpilot2008]

Bono NOW may not be likeable but Bono pre-1991 is f***ing LOVEABLE.

[@SilverLine269]

He's still the same!

[@Hengo07]

I lived this era

[@Chatta-Ortega]

A different kind of homecoming....a very underrated song from a very underrated album.

[@CORRIGEEN71]

all about family values every interview from this era,

[@danbrodsky57]

well said . bands that last seem very mature at an early age last .. including Rush, Genesis ...

[@hatmap]

Jack Cafferty, at 41 or 42, interviewing Bono, years before his CNN days!

[@NZStarWarsNooB]

The Unforgettable Fire is a standalone album. It comes across as love and poetry....

[@eymerichinquisitore9022]

Now, however, this buffoon is a great friend and accomplice of politicians.

[@tobysanders2097]

Love how he tucks his mega mullet into his collar. Not trailing down his back like a heathen. Almost like Tutankhamun.

[@talku2forum903]

Wow, this is the way back machine

[@vincenttorrieri7321]

Good interview

[@fredflintstone505]

I saw them in concert at Rock am Ring 1985.

[@shayclarke]

legend

[@jansefran1752]

Great hearcut ...

[@t8br00k36]

Intelligence, eloquence, sharp responses, thoughtful replies and bad hair.

[@useritoo]

I realized that!, even if he hadn't a very deep voice yet.

[@martinobrien7110]

JUST REMEMBER U 2 THE BAND THAT COULD NOT GET ARRESTED .

[@mysticedge4]

Hahahaha

[@BonoVoxRF]

Hahahaha love your comment! Master BONO!

[@chipsalom]

@TJ BD In other words, a MULLET. You just damn near quoted the definition of what a mullet is, lmao. The person wearing it doesn't make it not a mullet, and ain't nothing wrong with it, lol. On a side note, anyone else notice that Bono seems to channel Robin Williams more and more (said with love for the man ;))

[@Looshbaby]

that hair

[@blearghbleorgh4663]

That mullet is great. It needs to come back.

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

Agreed! It's so fluffy!

[@theflyluciano7877]

@H Kay It's 40 years later and they still sell out. What do you mean "if their music lasts"?

[@Anglovox]

They had already been signed for FIVE years, by this point. I saw them THREE years prior to this in D.C.....So, NOT "just starting out."

[@robertolisitano491]

2020? U2 U2 U2 U2...

[@krisscanlon4051]

Now that is rocking a hairstyle...it worked for Bono its the rest of us that failed by copying him including me

[@yvonnemulder9038]

Yes

[@mouselink]

1984

[@retisonic]

mullets were not mullets in 1984. This was a new wave haircut not some joe dirt bs. It only became that much later. Not saying its great, just was of the time.

[@jacobekelundarbast]

What a hair cut

[@eire3215]

The school that Bono went to always got a lot of stick around the area..it was a school for the "outsiders"..but some "outsiders" become geniuses I suppose. I live around the corner from his family home and my brother lives close to his school Mount temple..his wife went there also.u2 are of mixed religion, protestant Catholic thats why they went to Mount temple im sure..a guy on my road was a protestant and he got an awful time by the youth on our road..

[@mysteriosking619]

I had a mullet just like this when I was in school and people made fun of me lol. I thought it was cool at that time. Because I was obsessed with joe dirt. Even though the movie came out I think 2 years before I was born.

[@TopJimmyWinn]

Interviewer talks like Dan Ackroyd.

[@krisscanlon4051]

7 years later...Dan sounding like Joe Friday meets Tom Snyder

[@karlhungus8946]

Bono with a mullet. Whodathunk it.

[@jpjames1]

bono loves the circus theses days

[@tectonicus3887]

35 years ago

[@rossmorebaz]

anybody know what year was this ... i guess 1985 ?

[@hdmccart6735]

Interesting in these old vids he never acknowledges in a real way the rest of the band, Bono never singularly wrote any of U2' material.

[@Fyuesiy]

He wrote the lyrics. let’s be honest, U2s music is really about supporting the lyrics. Like a worship song almost

[@andreareynoso2903]

esta entrevista es de hace 40 anos el tiene 64 anos que pena que los grandes de la musica se esten acabando?????????????????

[@BlueLizard37]

Bono nació en 1960, por lo que tiene 54, 10 años menos.

[@Novacoma]

When Bono was 24, U2 signed the mutli million dollars record deal that would ensure they would never have to work for the rest of their lives (i was gonna say again but most if not all of them have actually never worked since they were 16 or 15 when they formed the band). It must have been a great feeling. I'm 34 and i know ill likely have to work for the rest of my life. :-p

[@mickeysmith3022]

Honest

[@cebujuanamarikit1463]

Making songs and touring is worling man

[@spiralarray1969]

what year was this??

[@soulkiss1001]

good interview please log on to equip.org

[@SXI96]

U2 since the beginning was always a business, Bono had a very keen sense of the music industry and what it takes to succeed, ultimately, U2 was greed wrapped in a very deceiving blanket of poetic lyrics, chiming melodies, catchy hooks, big lights, big stages, and pulling at people's heart strings, however, they are undoubtedly talented and know how to make music that appeals to the masses

[@SXI96]

***** I've been a fan since their beginning, and that is my opinion, I'm sticking with it, Bono is as much a business man as he is a musician and front man, he was more humble in the beginning, but I don't respect him much now

[@SXI96]

***** There is definitely a greedy side to Bono and the Boys, Bono loves his money, there is nothing wrong with that, and yes, music is a business, but U2 is more about business than music at this point, it is a lot of hype, i might come off as a hater, but that is my opinion, I'm not as impressed with them as I once was, the charm wore off many years ago, and as i've started widening my musical tastes, I realized just how many more talented musicians there are, people who are really dedicated to mastering some art of music, U2 is spewing out a lot of the same music to appeal to the masses, that's about it

[@guitardds]

SXI96 Of course music is a business, why should U2 be getting raped by the industry. God bless Bono and U2 for being smart about it. He's not a savior, he's a rock star. Look around today, in the 2000's, I'll take their music anyday. I'm glad he's rich and successful. He owes me nothing.

[@SXI96]

guitardds U2 has become a commercial juggernaut out to make money, they're greedy and love their money, that was my only point, there is nothing wrong with it, but their music hasn't been up to par, they're now making music to appeal to the masses, but I will credit them for making two masterpieces with The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby, they're a good band, but there are many more talented musicians out there

[@Tokiofritz]

guitardds Yeah, the problem was that Bono, for a long time, willfully carried the identity of saviour. And while they were being spiritual, they were also focusing like cold diamonds on breaking the American market, right down to Bono wearing stetsons and naming American cities in various songs. By the Rattle and Hum stage, he was practically talking with an American accent. The Zoo era was smart, that was Bono dropping the bullshit to all but the most rose-tinted fans; that was him giving a sly smile and saying, "yes, it was always about making a lot of money and having my massive ego stroked." I admired him for that transformation. His charities keep most of the money, he preaches about Africa's poverty while doing Vanity Fair shoots there for $15,000 handbags and hanging out with the G7 criminals that keep Africa poor and his band has made an art out of evading tax. Bono's in a good place now. He can be honest with most of us that see through his act, while still reaching out to the more forgiving fans that loved U2 since they were young as the sincere elder statesman. Adam Clayton's my favourite in U2. He never cared for the fake causes and the bullshit. He liked the life, the sex and drugs and rock and roll. He's the most honest member of that band.

[@hazor777]

The GREATEST MULLET EVER !!!!

[@shanzie593]

omg that mullet

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

Yeah, fluffy, FLUFFY mullet!