WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU CAN
FEEL IT IN THE ROOM. YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE ROOM
ALREADY BECAUSE, FOLKS, MY GUEST TONIGHT IS-- WELL, HE'S A ROCK
STAR WHO HAS GIVEN HIS VOICE TO U2 AND THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY
AROUND THE WORLD. HE HAS JUST WRITTEN A NEW
MEMOIR, "SURRENDER: 40 SONGS, ONE STORY."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," BONO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: GUESTS FIRST. >> WHAT IF I SAID NO?
>> Stephen: WE'LL DO IT THIS WAY, THEN.
>> HAVE YOU EVER DONE A STAND-UP INTERVIEW.
>> Stephen: I HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE A STAND-UP
INTERVIEW. >> LET'S.
>> Stephen: WE'RE GOING TO DO THE INTERVIEW STANDING UP.
>> BECAUSE I'M IRISH AND I CAN DO WHAT I WANT.
>> Stephen: OKAY. IT'S REALLY LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
I HAVE NEVER HAD YOU ON THE SHOW BEFORE.
>> IT'S ALSO SUCH A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, SIR.
>> Stephen: THE THING IS, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN
IN A ROOM TOGETHER-- AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT. ROSEMONT, 1987, "JOSHUA TREE"
TOUR I WAS IN THE 24th ROW OF THE ORCHESTRA RIGHT BEFORE
"SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY." THAT WAS ME.
>> I KNEW I'D MEET YOU ONE DAY. >> Stephen: ABSOLUTELY
FANTASTIC. >> YOU CAN SIT DOWN NOW.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOU WERE IN THE 25th ROW. >> Stephen: 25th ROW OF
THE ORCHESTRA HAS BEEN OF BABY. I HAD A LIGHTER.
PRETTY FUN NIGHT, I GOTTA SAY. >> GOES VERY WELL WITH ROCK 'N'
ROLL. YOU SET YOURSELF ON FIRE THAT
NIGHT. >> Stephen: SURE.
NOW, I DO DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEREO BEGIN.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START WITH BONO.
IT'S TOO RICH OF A FEAST FOR ME. >> DROPPED ON MY HEAD WHEN I WAS
A BABY. >> Stephen: SURE, GET IN LINE.
ALL RIGHT, SO HERE IS THE NEW BOOK "SURRENDER: 40 SONGS, ONE
STORY." AS EVERYONE KNOWS, YOU ARE THE
LEAD SINGER OF U2. THERE YOU ARE WITH THE LADS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). LARRY MULLEN JR. ON DRUMS, ADAM
CLAYTON BASS, BONO ON VOCALS, AND THE EDGE.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, AND YOU GET INTO IT IN
THE BOOK, TAKE ME BACK TO DUBLIN IN THE 70s.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THESE GUYS. TALK TO ME ABOUT THESE FELLAS
RIGHT HERE. WHAT WAS IT LIKE MEETING THESE
FELLAS FOR THE FIRST TIME? >> CLEARLY SOME APPOINTAMENT.
THE EDGE BOUGHT A GUITAR SAME SHAPE AS HIS HEAD.
LARRY MULLEN, PROPER ROCK STAR FROM DAY ONE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "PROPER ROCK STAR?"
>> HE ACTUALLY-- HE GOT A DRUM KIT FROM HIS DAD, LARRY MULLEN
SR., BY PRETENDING HE WAS INTERESTED IN JAZZ.
AND-- BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE DAD WAS GOING TO KNOW--
>> Stephen: SURE. >> AND IF YOU NOTICE LARRY
MULLEN JR. IS NOT EXACTLY A PUNK ROCK NAME.
>> Stephen: YES. >> MUCH MORE JAZZ.
>> Stephen: YES. >> SO BUT HE FORMED THE BAND.
AND -- >> Stephen: HE FORMED THE
BAND? >> HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD.
PUT UP THE NOTICE IN MOUNT TEMPLE COMPREHENSIVE, ROCK,
ROCK, ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL. I MET ALL FOUR MEMBERS OF U2,
AND MY PRESENT AND ONLY WOMAN OF MY LIFE, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, MY
WIFE, THE SAME WEEK. WE WENT OUT THE SAME WEEK.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
BUT STICK AROUND, WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE BONO,
EVERYBODY. ♪ ♪ ♪