U2 On American vs. Irish Mentality | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

Bono looked like Bradley Cooper and Larry like Kevin Bacon 😂

I don't think U2 get enough credit for representing Ireland. Like, they are literally one of the biggest rock bands in the world. That should make us proud.

Yeah!! We have 'the tall poppy syndrome' in Australia as well. It's an attitude of .... "ok! You've done well ... just don't grand stand with us, or we will ground you."😂

I think i like that irish mentality.

Australia- tall poppy syndrome

Conan O'Brien is lucky to have got to meet U2

Still here ;) 🌼

As an irish person???? Can somebody break it to him he's American

We have similar thinking in Appalachia. We call it “outgrowing your britches”.

Adam is English born and bread.

great band. Bono's lame and uptight. end of.

pompous bunch of clowns

Tuned in from the UK 🇬🇧. U2 on American and Irish Mentality. Hmm 🤔

McMullet,the Irish mullet.

Lost on most people here: the Irish razor sharp wit of alllll of them including the Irish interviewer ERIN GO BRAUGH

Goddamn, Conan is a terrible interviewer.

Cripes! That summary description covers the Welsh side of my lineage. It also goes a long way to explaining my abiding fascination with Ireland. My rugby club made a tour of Limerick, Galway, and Dublin many years ago. I recall getting quite choked up as I sensed the landing gear lift off at the Dublin airport and retract into the fuselage as the many, many shades of green below receded beneath us. It was a supremely sublime moment of sadness mixed with joy.

You do really have to create humour and Bono shows us in style that hes very good at doing it, they all are. Keeping the sense of humour going in the band is so great, its the lifeline

I Ireland its called "who the fuck do they think they are" mentality.

The thing is I love Conan. He's a nice guy. Truly. He just is mean in a clueless uncomfortable way at times. U2 is well....Bon Jovi is my favorite band. But! U2 is more than a mere band to me. They are a religious experience. It's taken GOD and U2 to get me though my mothers death. It's been almost 16 months and I'm still pretty wrecked. Barely listened to BJ at all no offense but if I don't listen to U2 for a couple hours a day minimum I cannot deal.

"being an Irish person" says American born and raised (i.e. he's American!) - as were both his parents - Conan O'Brien. Good grief 🙄

Not tall puppy, tall poppy. The tall poppy sticks out, gets cut down.

SMH. Every Irish person when an American calls themselves Irish! Being Irish is more than blood, it's a mentality created from growing up/living in Ireland amongst Irish people with the same mentality. You're never gonna get that in the US.

This is one of the strangest American TV interviews I've seen of the band--particularly Bono... He seems uncharacteristically snide or just not in the mood. Maybe he was overly tired or something.

People in Ireland think Bono is a prat.

would've preferred tom snyder interviewing them

I Love Bono, even after reaching stratospheric heights and being called the biggest rock group of all time he remains very humble, U2 Rock ✌

Why does Bono use an American accent? I’ve seen him talk in the early years and it was much thicker. I feel like he tries to sound more American, which is a shame. You should be proud of his accent.

U2 are held in high regard in New Zealand. All thanks to Greg Carroll but also One Tree Hill

Nothing against the the other guys in U2 but but the thought of listening to that hypocrite Bono should be enough to sicken any decent human being.

You get to interview one of the greatest bands on the planet and you just mess about and talk such dumb crap!

Wow 47 years now (2023)....hopefully big time celebrations in 2026!!!

I could write a book on all these decodes.😂 And I know who the “dead cowboy” represents. You know, the guy that started the civilian space project. He wanted to bring his guitar in space and sing to the world.🙏🌈✝️🇺🇸❤️‍🔥🎊😉

Gematria can decode this interview.😉🙌🏻💫❤️‍🔥🌈✝️

Haha…I took the God comment out of text and know EXACTLY what it means Conan.😉😂🙏✝️🌈🎊

Coldplay...but not as good as Coldplay - not moslem happy. :D

As a Dubliner born and breed US are much bigger outside Ireland especially in America we just look at them as a little band from the north side

🇮🇪 legends

All of my favorite Irish Men together! 💚

These guys are quite amazing. Have a positive influence on people ...😇

When the host talks more than the guests.

U2's legacy is untouchable, but that Bono is an insufferable Globalist with nothing but contempt for ordinary Irish people and our 'backward' notions of sovereignty.

Bono is a sellout. Selling out his own country with his NGO helping to bring hundreds of thousands of people from the third world to this beautiful country to replace our people. He'll be remembered as a traitor.

Very true about us irish

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA I love them and Conan

2005 interview guys

Mount Temple

Full HD in 2005 ?