U2's first US television interview (1981)

[welshdragon182]

The edge has welsh parents, can we claim him as ours too? :( lol

[tomcanosauk]

U2 nevw song

[MrHoolits]

Don't forget Van Morrison who was big with the band "Them". G L O R I A Like to tell you 'bout my baby, you know she comes around, Five feet four From her head to the ground Comes around here Just about midnight Makes me feel so good Makes me feel alright And her name is G . L . O . R . I . A.

[ZachValkyrie]

You two? Where are the other two?

[samslick90]

Quite articulate and confident

They were going places

[Amsterdam74yeah]

2:22...I guess he was right!!! ;o)

[leelesb]

edge look sooooooo cute!

[TheBlackStallion99]

OMG THEY'RE SO IRISH <3 love

[zlivalavida]

ths is not u2 this is bono and the edge

[tevhann]

personally i think THE EDGE grew old Gracefully, n how come THE EDGE is in most interview's with BONO.. not that i'm complaining just curious.. Keep up the good work U2

[91Mufasa]

they're at my age here! :D

[megamicron]

Just kids!

[LKVince11]

Cute!!

[MrWolfsteinXD]

OMG, Edge doesnt have his beanie on xD

[u2santos]

The Edge, I mean Johny Cash, is a genious.

[TaraCynara]

Oh god, I wasn't even a twinkle in my dad's eye yet... It'd be another 4 years before I came along...

Why do all the cool, sexy guys have to be famous and older than me?

[countys32]

@TaraCynara Thats what makes them cool and sexy.

[TaraCynara]

@countys32 LOL

[GabbyClixby]

i wasnt even born yet!

[MBOYA22]

Here it is 30 years later and they have the hugest and most profiting tour in history. Its great to see the good guys do well.

[19babyjack55]

Bono's annoying media personality, already in full bloom.

[Green18600]

Bono did a marvelous job in the interview on "The Tomorrow Show" with (The Late) Tom Snyder. I was amazed at how he answered the questions with confidence from June 1981 in reference to U2's start of recording songs in the United States. A 6!!

[jdel1134]

bobno jumped the gun he wasnt saying he was from great britain, just setting up his question

[LastM3lody]

2:39 "it's just an introduction to U2" : He doesn't know how right he is!

[xXDakinXx]

i love the edges smile at 0:35 its so cute!!!!

[GurlCaa]

WOW, they look like old men for only 19-21 years old.

esp. Edge...he looks better old :P

But Bono was the hottest btw War era to Joshua Tree (1983-1988)...yumm

[Ganwarable]

@ 0:54 Edge looks at Bono and realizes that his own microphone is placed differently. His face is like 'Omg somethin's wrong'. Then the Edge thinks of something and changes his own microphone (also trying to avoid being seen while doing it). This whole thing is somewhat funny.

[omersexy]

bono Rocking the MULLET

[211FairyTale]

"Why not call the album 'Girl'??" yeah THAT would have worked. f ' n Snyder UGGHH

[RockSalami]

Edge is still only 19 years old here, Bono turned 21 less than a month prior.

[potterwork]

@RockSalami That's wrong! Edge has the same 21 years old of Bono.

[RockSalami]

@potterwork, yo, Edge was born Aug. 1961, he's still only 19 years old here, not yet a full 20. Bono was born May 1960, he's 21 here. Now get yer info straight.

[cwphunky68]

Tom Snyder was always on his game. He made sure that he did his homework with EVERY guest he ever had on "The Tomorrow Show". You should find his interview with John Lydon.....quite interesting.

[videata]

Edge looks a bit astonished at the beginning..look at his face!

[DjusTheCro]

The Edge - the legend...

[videata]

what did Edge say to make him laughing? I don't understand english so well

[kurdtkobainfan1]

@videata He said "My real name is Johnny Carson, but I didn't think it would get me anywhere."

[skyrkt10]

Bellos, divinos!!! Los vere nuevamente en Chicago el anio entrante!!

[chopinlisztbeethoven]

I LOVE THIS INTERVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!! Bono is soooo cute!! You can buy this interview on iTunes along with an NBC interview the band did in the later 80's.

[AshwinR]

"i think we'll be hearing from these guys for months and years to come"

HMM IDK ABOUT THAT

love

[JakeRocksTouchdown]

I never knew boy was their first cd

[barn524]

just an introduction a starting off point,....IOWA!!!......the camera person really wanted a close up of Bonos eyes eh? They were hypnotized too! Thanks for that.....! Hearing more from them for years to come....no kidding...

[ggracesunday61]

@barn524 Si a mi tambien!!!!

[chifour66]

I fucking miss Tom Snyder. He was nice, he was truly interested in every guest and you actually learned about his guests.

[crazychicks225]

The hair!!!! The hair!!!! THE EDGE HAS HAIR! =) They're so young here!

[Mrsjack43]

@crazychicks225 now he has hat XD I just love this man hair or no hair

[witchypoo71]

Look at Edge's hair! He actually HAS hair! lol I <3 him so much

[loonylovegood9781]

Ha ha Edge was messing with his bug

[TheFaajjaa]

Bono said much the same at Las Vegas 360 as to why they come to america

[mhkh87]

Sooooo amazing-excellent then and now!!

[DjusTheCro]

"my real name is Johnny Carson but i didn't think it'd get me anywhere" - The Edge, sharp as always...

[Khachturabian]

The Edge has Bush eyes.

[bonobella]

please take that back.....bush has eyes so close together, it looked pathologic...Edge is not nearly as scary

[shopgirl157]

lol, true.

[9scratches2slashes]

they are so adorable, so young! love them in their suits :)

[petey3005]

MY IRELAND !!!

[petey3005]

MY IRELAND !!!

[EddieG1888]

Edge's sense of humour hasn't changed at all, and Bono's accent is virtually the same too.

[gageiiiiitttt]

i swear down they look like ewan mcgregor and christian bale

[Nefertete1980]

They both look so cute! =)

[Gright]

1:03 look at edge lol

[52blvlt75]

He's so cute. PFAHAHAHA!

[OgoDance]

@Gright I can't stop laughing!

[TrinityMacPhisto]

lol

I just have to say it: how cute!

[zakilaouira]

free irish

[MimiFriday]

It's where you are raised up - that is where you are from, where you went to school, grew up etc. So many Americans have Irish parents - but they are American.

[Scoob505]

Thats like saying Liam and Noel gallagher are Irish because both their parents were irish.

[MimiFriday]

Irish parents - but they are English - raised up there.

[Scoob505]

Then all the English that were raised IN Ireland are Irish, Like General Wellington.

[MimiFriday]

More or less. To be honest it depends on the individual. My two cousins were born and raised in England - but consider themselves Irish. My friend who has Irish parents was born and raised in England and considers herself English.

I just find it amazing that whenever anything Irish is posted on youtube there is a whole debate about nationality!

[Scoob505]

That is because, and i don't mean to sound offensive, the Irish have been treadted like shite for the last 500 years and so they have tried to dissociate themselves from their oppessors and so they will defend their claim of Irishness on anyone that is Irish.

[ultrafeeling]

I LOVE U2 .. forever viva bono !!

[edgamu]

My mother used to have a haircut like Bono´s when I was young

[tonylee1973]

screw the bigger arena's. their phony

[jtcconnolly]

whos phony? lol

[marianahewson1995]

omg, look at bono's eyes!

[Thompsongast]

@marianahewson1995

i was more shocked about their hair...

xD

[fonna]

Bono was always cute.

Aw, my cute Bono.

*kisses*

[DiverforPort]

Arrrhhh! Don't you just want to breast feed him?!

[fonna]

*LMAO*....YYYES!!

[katieguy25]

what?

[DiverforPort]

Watch this video again when you are about 45 and you will know what I mean.

[saffyminty]

I'm 41 now, and have been a major fan since age 14 - and I know EXACTLY what you mean, hehe ;)

[DiverforPort]

Well you do have to be a certain age to get that comment. LOL.

[bonofidefan]

they looked so nervous- haha

we loved them then and we love them now!!

[boybandmassacre]

"we're actually going to become the biggest band in the world and hold that position for 20 years"

[proinsiaspad]

What does this statement mean?

"Alot of bands come over from great britain

IRELAND!! "

Britain, Ireland, what's the diff? Wales, Scotland, and Ireland are all part of

England anyway. Jeeze, talk about splitting hairs, man. It's all England goddamit, and the all live under the English Union Jack.

[olympicslondon2012]

Northern Ireland is a part of UK, not Republic of Ireland. They wanted to be known as an Irish band not a British band.

[Elevationary]

Well he does have a point,you see the majority of people in Ireland are Irish,so when the Independence was won,the British should of pulled out totally out of the North to prevent itself of getting into future wars,but they did not,so the British have made things more Complicated for the Irish,It goes against the rules of war... northern Ireland.You cant call Irish people Terrorists on their own land any more,you cant call Native's,... terrorists for fighting for the land they were born in.

[Scoob505]

Ireland is its own nation! We fought for our independance and won, we beat the strongest empire in the world. We are a separate Island from britain and after what Britain did to Ireland they do not deserve to associate with us.

[infocus]

U2 is from Dublin, Ireland, as in Republic of Ireland, which is NOT a part of Great Britain. He's not splitting hairs, he's just correcting Snyder. It's the same as someone saying you're from Mexico, when you're from Guatemala.

[U2Malahide]

Oh my Edge is gorgeous! He's just got a young irishwoman in a bit of a tizzy reaching for her hand-fan! Phew EDGE!!!

[Scoob505]

Alot of bands come over from great britain

IRELAND!!

[dovespirit]

I don't blame you for being annoyed by that statement one bit! I'd love to come to Ireland, im in love with the country!

[theprophet20]

Would you accept "the British Isles" as a compromise? LOL

[Scoob505]

eh... no. Ireland. They are Irish. Not British( Scottish, English, Welsh) too many people died for our independance for anyone to anything other than that. They fought for the privilages so many irish people take for granted nowadays. We were treated like shit by the British.

[MimiFriday]

NO! They are Irish - Dubs too - lets get that one straight me old mucker!

[yam500]

@MimiFriday Dublin people are british in essence and are proud of it...

[mileyoreilly07]

@yam500 that is the most ridiculous and ignorant statement i have ever heard i just want to punch you

[libertycaps666]

@yam500 shut the fuck up yam thats just retarded you're not even trying anymore

[SeekNd3str0y]

@yam500 Southern Dubliners maybe.

[spacejesusadventure]

@SeekNd3str0y Bono's from Ballymun.

[countsmyth]

@yam500

What are ye fucking talking about, Im from Dublin Republic of Ireland, nothing to do with Brittain, IRISH! Thats got to be the most ignorant statement on youtube!

[ajittffcure]

Wow! That's a rare footage!

[sheri01bowers]

LOVE U2!

[redpaul79]

all guys with the receding hairline should let it grow long, and do the massive comb-forward like Edge and Michael stipe used to...contrast Tom Snyder's lame side-sweep comb-over: sad-o!

[theprophet20]

Whatever about Tom Snyder, Bono had a lovely mullet when he was young! lol

[Trusten1984]

I`m born in "october", late 1981, as their album are called !

[bambyzn]

Edge is real gentlmen. And Bono rocks =)

[KENVAIL]

wow the edge has a lot of hair here.

[mateou2]

Great! I hadn't seen it and it's simply great!

[suzani8druler]

Nice:D

[pikachu2013]

cool.